Female army personnel can wear hijab with uniform
September 23, 20241 Min Read

Jumbangla Desk: Women members of the army can wear hijab with uniform if they want. An office of the army authorities said in an order to take a policy decision in this regard. At the same time, it has been said to make a policy of wearing hijab.

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A long-standing restriction on wearing the hijab by female military personnel, including officers and other ranks in the Armed Forces Nursing Service (AFNS), has been lifted recently.

An internal office order of the Adjutant General's (AG) office informed the concerned. It has made the wearing of hijab optional for female army personnel.

On September 3, a policy decision was taken at the PSO conference to allow willing women members to wear hijab with their uniforms. Earlier there was a directive not to wear hijab with uniform.

According to the office order, to finalize the policy, female army personnel (officers, AFNS and other ranks) have been asked to provide actual samples of hijab compatible with the uniform (combat uniform, working dress, saree), detailing the type, color and measurement of hijab fabric.

Along with the uniform (combat uniform, working dress, saree) the color photo of the female army member wearing the proposed hijab has been asked to be sent to the concerned department by September 26.