Presidential Parade Held at Bangladesh Military Academy

Presidential Parade Held at Bangladesh Military Academy

Bangladeshi representive

Dhaka, 02 December 2025 (Tuesday): The Presidential Parade organized to mark the commissioning of the officer cadets of the 89th BMA Long-Term Course and 60th BMA Special Course of the Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) was held at the BMA Parade Ground in Bhatiari, Chittagong today. Honorable Chief of Army Staff General Waqar-uz-Zaman, SBP, OSP, SGP, psc, was present as the chief guest at the event and inspected the delightful parade and received the salute of the parade. He also distributed awards among the meritorious cadets.

The Army Chief said to the cadets who completed their training, the newly commissioned officers have been entrusted with the sacred responsibility of protecting the independence and sovereignty of the country through taking the oath. The Chief Guest expressed his determination to develop the army into a trained, disciplined and professional force equipped with modern weapons. Finally, he expressed his sincere gratitude to the Commandant of the Academy, all the concerned officers, JCOs, NCOs, soldiers and civilian officials and employees for the impressive parade.

After the rigorous military training, a total of 184 officer cadets of the 89th BMA Long Term Course and 20 officer cadets of the 60th BMA Special Course were commissioned through this impressive parade. Among the newly commissioned army officers, 183 are male and 21 are female army officers. Company Senior Under Officer Azmain Ishraq won the ‘Sword of Honor’ as the best cadet of the 89th BMA Long Term Course and the ‘Army Chief’s Gold Medal’ for excellence in military affairs. Later, the graduating cadets took a formal oath to protect the independence and sovereignty of the country. After that, the guests and the parents and guardians of the graduating cadets presented the rank badges to the new officers.

At the beginning of the program, when the chief guest arrived at the BMA Parade Ground, he was welcomed by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) Army Training and Doctrine Command; GOC 24 Infantry Division and Area Commander Chittagong Area and the Commandant of Bangladesh Military Academy. High-ranking military and civilian officials, parents and guardians of the newly commissioned officers and media persons were present at the program and witnessed this colorful parade.