Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman and Chief of the Navy Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan on Saturday met Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, reports UNB.
The Army and Navy chiefs, along with their spouses, met Yunus respectively at the State Guest House Jamuna, said the Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.
They exchanged Eid greetings.
Earlier in the morning, Yunus offered the holy Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the National Eidgah.
He joined the Eid prayers at 7:30am.
The chief adviser was accompanied by the chief justice, judges of the Supreme Court and High Court divisions, members of the Council of Advisers, leaders of various political parties, senior government officials, and diplomats of various Muslim countries stationed in Dhaka, along with thousands of Muslim devotees.
In his message on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Azha, the chief adviser called for holding the lessons of sacrifice of the holy Eid-ul-Adha and building a new Bangladesh which will be happy, prosperous, peaceful and free from discrimination.
"Let us hold the lessons of sacrifice of the holy Eid-ul-Adha and build the new Bangladesh after the July Uprising as a discrimination-free, happy, prosperous and peaceful Bangladesh," he said.
Yunus prayed to the Almighty Allah for the continued prosperity and progress of Bangladesh and the people of the country.
He extended heartfelt greetings to his fellow countrymen and Muslims around the world on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha.
The chief adviser expressed the hope that the sacred festival would bring welfare and prosperity to all, inspiring a renewed spirit of sacrifice among people.
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