Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has attended a programme marking the historic November 7 National Revolution and Solidarity Day at the Army Stadium in the capital's Banani.
He arrived at the venue around 9:30AM on Saturday. The event was organised under the direction of the Ministry of Defence and supervised by the Armed Forces.
As part of a special display at the programme, 3,000 cadets from the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) and 500 members of Bangladesh Scouts are taking part, Shahriar Pamir said.
Senior officials of the Army, Navy and Air Force, members of the Cabinet, lawmakers, senior government officials, and diplomats and ambassadors from various countries are also attending the event.