Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pande arrived in Dhaka on Monday for a two-day visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of his counterpart General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed.
After his arrival in Dhaka COAS General Manoj Pande was given a ceremonial guard of honour. He paid tributes to members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces who made the supreme sacrifice during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 by laying a wreath at the altar of Shikha Anirban in Dhaka Cantonment.
General Manoj Pande called on Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed where issues of bilateral defence relations were discussed to further strengthen the defence ties between the two countries. COAS General Manoj Pandy also held formal interaction with the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division of Bangladesh Army.
Army Chief General Manoj Pande will be reviewing the Passing Out Parade (POP) of officer cadets of the 84th Long Course at the Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA), Chattogram on Tuesday. During the parade, the Army Chief will be presenting the ‘Bangladesh India Friendship Trophy’ instituted for Best Foreign Cadet from Friendly Foreign Countries, of the Passing Out Course from BMA.
The first trophy this year is being awarded to Officer Cadet Everton of Tanzania.
The COAS visited Bangladesh in July 2022, on his first foreign visit after his assumption as Army Chief. The Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff visited India in April this year and reviewed the Passing Out Parade at Officers Training Academy, Chennai.
Frequent visits by senior military leaders and bilateral cooperation events such as joint military exercises contribute to enhancing military-to-military relations between both nations.