Advisor To Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, Gen. Pande, Talks Steps To Forward Defence Engagement

On Monday, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande spoke with Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique (Retd), Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s security adviser, and they discussed how to move the two nations’ defence cooperation ahead.

The Indian Army tweeted that General Manoj Pande, the COAS, spoke with Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique (Retd), the security adviser to Bangladesh’s prime minister, and they discussed how to advance their defence cooperation.

The Indian Army Chief met with Admiral M. Shaheen Iqbal, Bangladesh’s Chief of Naval Staff, Air Vice Marshal M. Shafiqul Alam, the Air Force’s Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations), and General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, the Army Chief of Staff, earlier in the day (COAS).

The Bangladesh Navy’s Admiral M. Shaheen Iqbal and the Bangladesh Air Force’s Air Vice Marshal M. Shafiqul Alam interacted with General Manoj Pande, the COAS, and discussed topics of mutual interest, the Indian Army tweeted.

The Indian Army tweeted that General Manoj Pande, the COAS, had a conversation with General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed, the COAS of the Bangladesh Army, about ways to improve and expand their bilateral defence cooperation.

The commander of the Indian Army, who arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday, was honoured on Monday at an Armed Forces conference centre in Dhaka.

“An amazing Guard of Honor was presented to COAS General Manoj Pande in Senakunja, Bangladesh.

In honour of the friendship between the two Armies, he also planted a tree, the Indian Army tweeted.

Another tweet stated that “General Manoj Pande COAS placed a wreath at ShikhaAnirban and paid honour to the #Bravehearts who laid their lives down for the Liberation of Bangladesh.”