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  • Army Commander and His Spouse Welcomed at Bangladesh International Airport

     
    Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, together with a delegation including his spouse, Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya, President Seva Vanitha Army Branch (SVAB) arrived in Bangladesh Tuesday (10) afternoon on a five day official visit at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart, General Muhammed Abdul Mubeen ndc psc. Both the Commander and his spouse on arrival at Hazrath Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.....
     
  • Those Defended the Land Finally Become Land Recipients under MoD 'Api Wenuwen Api' Project


    Fifty seven eastern province-based War Heroes who defended the territorial integrity of this island-nation at the expense of their precious lives were rewarded with separate land plots of  20 perch each under the  "Api Wenuwen Api" project of the Seva Vanitha Branch at Ministry of Defence (MoD) during a special ceremony, held Saturday (7) morning.....
     
  • 65 Division Hands Over Two More New Houses to Resettled Civilians


    65 Division troops under Security Forces Headquarters, Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) who have so far built 22 new houses for the resettled under the government’s 100 house construction programme in Akkarayankulam area. The most recently built two houses in Akkarayankulam under......
  • 'National Security is Still a Critical Issue Though Peace has Dawned' -“ Secretary Defence


    Secretary Defence and Urban Development Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa delivering the monthly guest speech, organized jointly by Associated Newspapers of Ceylon and Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI) on 'Future Challenges to National Security in Sri Lanka' on Tuesday (10) at SLFI auditorium warned the public to be vigilant all the time since the LTTE rump was still working round the clock to achieve their separatist goals in the country.

  • Army Commander and His Spouse Welcomed at Bangladesh International Airport

     
    Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, together with a delegation including his spouse, Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya, President Seva Vanitha Army Branch (SVAB) arrived in Bangladesh Tuesday (10) afternoon on a five day official visit at the invitation of his Bangladesh......
     
  • Sri Lankan Army Chief Promoting Goodwill Meets Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff


    Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, now in Bangladesh on a formal six-day visit, promoting bilateral understanding and reciprocal commitments, called at the Bangladesh Armed Forces Headquarters at Senakunja in the Dhaka Cantonment on Wednesday (11) and met his hosting counterpart, General Mohammed Abdul Mubeen ndc psc, Bangladesh’s Chief of Army Staff (CAS). The first leg of the visiting Commander’s tour commenced on Wednesday (11) morning after placing floral wreaths at......
  • Bangladesh Air Force & East Bengal Regimental Centre Extend Warm Welcome to Visiting Army Chief


    Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army, currently in Bangladesh at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart, set about continuing his itinerary on Thursday (12) after paying a courtesy call on the Commander of the Bangladesh Air Force, Air Marshal Shah Mohammad Ziaur Rahman at Senakunja Air Force Headquarters at Dhaka Cantonment. During the brief meet between both military chiefs, they exchanged views on matters of mutual interest .......