DHAKA, June 07, 2021 (BSS) – After an official visit to the Maldives, Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed returned home this morning.
During the visit, he met the Chief of Defense Staff of the Maldives, the Minister of Defense of the Maldives, other senior officials of the Maldives National Defense Force and the Bangladesh High Commissioner to the Maldives.
General Aziz Ahmed attended a formal meeting with Maldivian Defense Minister Maria Ahmed Didi.
On behalf of the President of Maldives, the Minister of Defense conveyed his greetings to the President and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, said a press release.
The Army Chief discussed ways to further strengthen mutual cooperation and good relations between the two countries.
Maria Ahmed Didi gratefully remembered the contribution of Bangladeshi citizens living in the Maldives in various fields.
He also discussed the possibility of how the country could benefit through an organization like the Machine Tools Factory (BMTF) run by the Bangladesh Army.
Also, Maldives Defense Minister sought the assistance of the Bangladesh Army in enhancing its response to various natural disasters in the Maldives and enhancing its rescue capabilities in which Bangladesh is able to make a positive contribution.
Later, General Aziz Ahmed attended a bilateral meeting with the Chief of Defense Forces Major General Abdullah Shamal and other senior officials at the Maldives Defense Forces Headquarters.
General Abdullah Shamal expressed his gratitude for sending a medical team of the Bangladesh Army to the Maldives with medicines and necessary equipment during the Covid-19 epidemic.
At present an army medical team of 18 people from the government of Bangladesh is providing corona vaccination activities in the Maldives and is playing a special role in the vaccination activities of Bangladeshis in the Maldives.
“Bangladesh Army under the leadership of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has become a very smart and professional force to realize the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,” General Aziz Ahmed said.
Both the Maldivian Minister of Defense and the Chief of Defense Forces expressed interest in sending troops to the Bangladesh Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) and the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) to train members of the Maldivian Armed Forces in various higher military educational institutions.
They hoped that this will further strengthen the relationship between the two countries’ armed forces.
General Aziz went to the Maldives on June 2, 2021 at the invitation of Major General Abdullah Shamaal, Chief of Defense Forces of the Maldives.