Indian Army Chief General Pandey, who arrived in Bangladesh, will be welcomed with a guard of honour, will meet PM Sheikh Hasina

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pandey met top military commanders of Bangladesh on Monday, the first day of his maiden visit, and discussed issues of bilateral interest, including enhancing defense cooperation. The top commanders that Gen Manoj Pandey met include Major General (Retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddiqui, Defense Advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. According to a Bangladesh Army statement, Gen Pandey has arrived in Dhaka on a three-day visit at the invitation of his Bangladeshi counterpart General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed. According to the statement, he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday.General Pandey arrives in Bangladesh on his first foreign visit
A press release issued by the Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Monday said this is General Pandey’s first foreign visit after assuming office. Gen Pandey met Gen Ahmed at Bangladesh Military Headquarters and discussed ways to enhance and strengthen bilateral defense cooperation. The Bangladesh Army statement said the army chiefs of the two countries discussed the matters in a special meeting.

Emphasis on strengthening India-Bangladesh defense ties
He was quoted in the statement as saying that at the very beginning of his meeting (with Gen Ahmed), General Manoj Pandey said that Bangladesh was the destination of his first foreign visit, reflecting the historical and existing good relations between the armies of the two countries. Is for. General Pandey later attended a briefing on the Bangladesh Army’s war preparedness, training, role in UN peacekeeping operations and its overall administrative set-up.

General Pandey was welcomed with a guard of honour.
General Pandey began his journey by paying floral tributes to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War at Shikha Anirban. He was also given a guard of honour. He met Bangladesh Navy Chief Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal, Air Vice Marshal M Shafiqull Alam and Defense Advisor to the Prime Minister Major General (Retd) Siddiqui and discussed issues of bilateral interest, including enhancing defense cooperation.

Wife has also reached Bangladesh with General Pandey
The Indian Army Chief was accompanied by his wife Archana Pandey and a three-member delegation. General Pandey will also pay tribute to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhanmandi. Along with this, General Pandey will also visit various military stations.