India and Bangladesh will review the entire spectrum of bilateral military ties and security situations in the neighborhood during Army Chief General Manoj Pande’s interaction with his Bangla counterparts. He is on a two-day visit starting Monday. This is his first foreign visit after assuming charge in May.
Giving details of Pande’s visit, army officials said here on Sunday continuing with the excellent bilateral defence ties between India and Bangladesh, the Army Chief will commence his visit by paying tributes to the bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice during the Liberation War of 1971 by laying a wreath at the Shikha Anirban on Monday.
During the day, Pande will take part in multiple meetings with senior officials of the security establishment and exchange views on various defence-related issues. He will also pay tributes to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Museum in Dhanmondi.
On the second day of his visit, the Army Chief will address the students and faculty of Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur. He will thereafter visit and interact with the members of the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support and Operation Training (BIPSOT), a premier institute of Bangladesh that trains peacekeepers for employment in various UN Peace Operations.
This will be followed by a visit to the Bangabandhu Military Museum at Mirpur. The visit of the Army Chief will further deepen the bilateral relationships between the two Armies and act as a catalyst for closer coordination and cooperation between the two countries on a host of strategic issues.