Navy chief calls on president

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal yesterday paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban.

"During the meeting, the navy chief apprised the president of the various activities undertaken by the naval force to ensure the security of the maritime area, president's press secretary Md Joynal Abedin told the news agency.

Referring to the potentials of the blue economy in the maritime area, the president said, "There is no alternative to ensuring the maritime security to utilise these potentials for the socio-economic development of the country."

Apart from protecting the sovereignty of the country, the president said the Navy should make relentless efforts to explore the potentials of the blue economy.

The Navy will carry out its duties with efficiency and sincerity in the interest of the country and its people in the days to come, he hoped.

The president assured him of continued cooperation when the Navy sought his guidance and support in carrying out its assignments.