UNB, Dhaka

Indian Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande arrived in Bangladesh yesterday on a two-day visit at the invitation of his Bangladeshi counterpart Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed to attend the Passing Out Parade at Bangladesh Military Academy, Chattogram.

His visit follows the recent visit of General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed to India when he was invited by the Indian Army chief to attend the Passing Out Parade at Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai, said a media release yesterday.

During his visit, the Indian Army chief will pay tributes to the members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces who made supreme sacrifice during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 by laying a wreath at the altar of Shikha Anirban in Dhaka Cantonment.

He will also hold discussions with the Bangladesh army chief and review defence cooperation between India and Bangladesh.