Army Chief General Manoj Pande's first international visit to Bangladesh begins today

New Delhi, Jul 18: In his first first foreign visit since assumption as Army Chief, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande, has proceeded on a visit to the Bangladesh, starting today (Jul 18) to Jul 20. In continuation with the excellent bilateral defence ties between India and Bangladesh, the Army Chief will commence his visit by paying tributes to the 1971 war brave-hearts.

 

 

 

 

Commencing his first international visit as the Indian Army Chief, by paying tributes to the brave hearts who made the supreme sacrifice during the Liberation War of 1971, General Manoj Pande will lay a wreath at the Shikha Anirban on Jul 18. During the day, the COAS will be carrying out 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 & Staff College, Mirpur. He will thereafter visit and interact with the members of Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support and Operation Training (BIPSOT), a premier institute of Bangladesh which trains peacekeepers for employment in various UN Peace Operations.

 

 

Further the Indian Army Chief will visit the Bangabandhu Military Museum at Mirpur. The visit of the COAS 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.