Afrida Ahmed: Chief of Naval Staff of Indian Navy Admiral Sunil Lanba arrived in Dhaka yesterday as he was invited by the Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed, reports UNB.
Admiral Sunil Lanba who is also the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, came with his wife Reena Lanba and a three-member delegation.
The chiefs of the two Navies will together inaugurate the Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) during the visit at Chittagong. For the first time, the CORPAT will be organized by the Navies of both the countries.
On November 2017, the Chief of Naval Staff had visited Bangladesh to attend the ‘IONS Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise’ (IMMSAREX) which was organized by the Bangladesh Navy under aegis of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium.
The Chief is expected to meet President and Prime Minister of Bangladesh and also meet the senior military leadership. Moreover, he will address the student officers at the National Defence College, Mirpur and visit different Naval establishments.
Indian High Commission in Dhaka said that the Indian Navy Chief’s visit will possibly strengthen the close and friendly ties existing between the Armed Forces of the two countries.
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