Bangladesh army chief arrives in Maldives

Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army, General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq arrived in Maldives on Friday night on an official visit.

He was welcomed at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport upon arrival by Vice-Chief of Defense Force, Brigadier General Ahmed Shahid.

The Bangladeshi army chief – who will stay in Maldives from January 15 to January 19 – is scheduled to meet government officials including Defense Minister Adam Shareef Umar and

Chief of Defense Force, Major General Ahmed Shiyam – who was also the one to extend the invitation to visit Maldives.