Ahead of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming New Delhi visit, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat arrived in Dhaka on a three-day visit on Friday.
A special jet of Indian Air Force, carrying General Bipin Rawat, landed here at Bangabandhu base of Bangladesh Air Force around 9:30 am.
General Rawat is being accompanied by his wife and four other members in the tour.
He will call on President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the senior army officials. He is also scheduled to address the student officers at the National Defence College in Mirpur.
The Indian Air Force and Navy chiefs had also visited Bangladesh in 2016. The Indian army chief will also be visiting Nepal as per the long standing tradition.