PM inaugurates Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Battery Complex

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday (April 21) inaugurated the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Battery Complex at the Artillery Centre and School at Halishahar in Chattogram.

The premier opened the complex by unveiling its inaugural plaque this morning during her visit to the artillery museum established within the complex.

During the visit, the premier witnessed the very realistic portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman installed in the museum, the historic 3.7 inch howitzer that fired the first shot of the Mujib Battery in the Great Liberation War in 1971 and the ammunitions used in the artillery regiment and replicas of all the cannons and the glorious history of the notable operations of the artillery forces in the war.

She also participated in a Darbar with army officers at the Darbar Hall.

On her arrival at the venue, the Prime Minister was welcomed by Chief of Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed.

During the event, an audio-visual documentary on Mujib Battery was screened.

Cabinet members, chiefs of the three services, parliamentarians, prominent figures, and senior military and civilian officials attended the event.