Indian army chief arrives today
Indian Chief of Army Staff Vijay Kumar Singh arrives here today on a five-day official visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart General Mohammad Abdul Mubeen.
General Singh, who will be accompanied by his wife Bharti Singh and four senior army officers, will call on President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, an ISPR release said yesterday.
He will also meet chiefs of the three services and senior officers of Bangladesh Armed Forces, including the principal staff officer.
He will join the passing-out parade of the 64th Long Course and the 35th Special Course of Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) in Chittagong and visit different installations of Bangladesh Army, the release said.
Commissioned in the Rajput Regiment in 1971, General Singh had taken part in Bangladesh's War of Liberation and was part of the operations in several areas, including Feni and Cox's Bazar.
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