Lt Gen SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, quartermaster general of Bangladesh Army, will be the chief of the force for the next three years. "Bangladesh Army's BA-2496 Lieutenant General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, OSP, NDU, PSC, quartermaster general, has been appointed the new chief of Bangladesh Army from June 24 afternoon," a defence ministry gazette said. He will also be promoted to the rank
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Issues related to the implementation of the Border Road Organisation, training of Army pilots, exchange of defence experts and trainers, mutual defence cooperation were discussed, it said.
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Army Chief General MM Naravane interacts with Air Vice Marshal M Abul Bashar Acting Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force, on Thursday
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Indian Army chief Gen MM Naravane on Thursday handed over 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines to his Bangladeshi counterpart Gen Aziz Ahmed who thanked India for its commendable cooperation in helping his country tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
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Dhaka, April 8
Indian Army chief Gen MM Naravane on Thursday paid tributes to the fallen heroes of Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War after arriving in the country on a five-day visit to further strengthen the close and fraternal ties existing between the armed forces of the two nations.
Naravane is visiting Dhaka at the invitation of his Bangladeshi counterpart, Gen Aziz Ahmed.
The visit comes less than two weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to the neighbouring country.
The Chief of Army Staff paid tributes to the fallen heroes of the 1971 Liberation War by laying a wreath at the altar of Shikha Anirban in Dhaka Cantonment.