DHAKA, 30 April 2022, (TON): Chief of Bangladesh Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed returned home from his official visit to the United States of America.

A press release said “during the visit, from April 20 to 22, the army chief met with Gen James C McConville, chief of staff of the US Army, Gen Daniel R Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen Joseph M Martin, vice chief of staff of the Army, and Gen Eric Smith, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps.”

During the meeting, they talked about the common interests of the two countries' armies, such as UN peacekeeping missions, humanitarian aid after a disaster and training issues.

Shafiuddin Ahmed was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a graduate of the Near East South Asia Centre at the National Defence University in the United States.

He met with the military adviser and police adviser in-charges of the UN Headquarters. During this time, he also met with the leading personalities of the Department of Safety and Security, the Department of Operational Support, and the Department of Political and Peace Building Affairs.