DHAKA: Indian Military chief Gen MM Naravane on Thursday paid tributes to the fallen heroes of Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation Struggle after arriving within the nation on a five-day go to to additional strengthen the shut and fraternal ties current between the Armed Forces of the 2 nations.
Naravane is visiting Dhaka on the invitation of his Bangladeshi counterpart, Gen Aziz Ahmed.
The go to comes lower than two weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to the neighbouring nation.
The Chief of Military Workers paid tributes to the fallen heroes of the 1971 Liberation Struggle by laying a wreath on the altar of Shikha Anirban in Dhaka Cantonment.
“Gen Narawane on 1st day of his 5-day go to to #Bangladesh paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation Struggle on the #ShikhaAnirban at present,” Extra Directorate Common of Public Info, IHQ of MoD (Military), tweeted.
He was welcomed with a guard of honour at Senakunj.
“#COAS shall be assembly the three Service Chiefs of Bangladesh’s #ArmedForces,” it tweeted.
The Indian Military chief will share his expertise throughout the seminar on United Nations Peace Help Operations.
He can even witness the end result train, {hardware} show and shutting ceremony of the joint army Train Shantir Ogroshena, a multilateral UN-mandated counter-terrorism train from April 4 to 12, the Indian Embassy right here stated in a press release forward of the go to.
In addition to the armies of Bangladesh and India, the train is being participated by Bhutan and Sri Lanka together with observers from the US, the UK, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
The go to will additional strengthen the shut and fraternal ties current between the Armed Forces of the 2 international locations, it stated.
The Military chief can even work together with Bangladesh’s Overseas Minister A Okay Abdul Momen on April 11.
“This go to from April 8 to 12 will additional deepen the bilateral relationships between the 2 armies and act as a catalyst for nearer coordination and cooperation between the 2 international locations on a number of strategic points,” Military Spokesperson Colonel Aman Anand stated in New Delhi.
The yr 2021 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Bangladesh and the delivery centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
In reflection of shut ties, India can also be internet hosting quite a lot of occasions to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the 1971 battle that led to the liberation of Bangladesh.
Round 93,000 Pakistani troops had surrendered earlier than the joint forces of the Indian Military and the “Mukti Bahini” on December 16, 1971 that paved the best way for the delivery of Bangladesh.
The Military chief can also be scheduled to go to the Mujibur Rahman memorial museum in Dhanmondi the place he can pay tributes to the founding father of that nation.
