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Indian Air Chief in city
DHAKA, Feb 22, 2021 (BSS) – Indian Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh
Bhadauria arrived in the capital this afternoon on a three-day visit on
invitation of Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat, the Chief of Air
Staff of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF).
The Indian Air Force Chief is scheduled to pay courtesy calls on the Air
Force and Army Chief of Bangladesh, an Indian High Commission press release
said here.
Bhadauria will also be visiting the major BAF air bases across the country
during his stay here.
The Indian Air Chief would pay his profound homage to Father of the Nation
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman while visiting Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at
Dhanmondi.
He will also pay 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 a matter of pride for the Indian Armed Forces and the Air Chief as
Bhadauria is an alumnus of 18th Air Staff Course at Defence Services Command
and Staff College (DSCSC) at Mirpur, Dhaka, said the release adding that
during this visit, the Indian Air Chief will also be inducted into the
‘Mirpur Hall of Fame’ at the DSCSC.
This visit will further strengthen the close and fraternal ties existing
between the Armed Forces of the two countries, said the Indian mission here.
The Indian Air Force Chief is being accompanied by a two-member
delegation.
BSS/PR/TA/SSS/1933 hrs