DHAKA, 05 September 2021, (TON): Chief of Army Staff Gen SM Shafiuddin Ahmed went to India yesterday on a three-day official visit. He left Dhaka in an aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force in the morning.
During the visit, the army chief, who is leading an eight-member delegation, will meet the Indian national defence adviser, Indian chief of defence staff, chief of army staff, chief of naval staff, chief of air staff, Indian defence secretary and other senior military officials, said a press statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The visit comes more than a week after his eight-day state visit to Turkey.
The statement said “during the visit in India, Gen Shafiuddin will discuss bilateral relations and cooperation between the armies of the two countries.”
He is also expected to visit various Indian military institutions and national defence colleges.
Gen Shafiuddin will also pay a courtesy call on the Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Mohammad Imran.
He will return to Bangladesh on September 8.
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