Indian air force chief arrives in Dhaka on 3-day visit

Indian Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari arrived in Dhaka on Monday for a three-day visit at the invitation of Air Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan the Chief of Air Staff, Bangladesh Air Force.

The Indian Air Force chief is accompanied by a three-member delegation team, says a media release.

Marshal VR Chaudhari is scheduled to pay courtesy calls on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, chiefs of all three services and meet other senior officers from the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

He will also be visiting major BAF air bases during his visit. The Indian Air Force chief would also be paying tribute to the members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, who made the supreme sacrifices during the Liberation War of 1971, by laying wreath at the altar of Shikha Anirban in Dhaka Cantonment.

It is expected that the visit of the Indian Air Force chief will further strengthen the close and friendly ties existing between the Armed Forces of the two countries.