Retired Brigadier General M. Sakhawat Hossain stated that the Army Chief is a highly esteemed figure leading an entire force and does not make uninformed statements. “The interpretation is up to you,” he said, adding that he knows the Army Chief as a straightforward man who speaks his mind. “I have a lot of respect for him,” Sakhawat emphasized. However, he declined to interpret the Chief’s remarks, saying, “Only he can explain what he meant.”