Duchess of Edinburgh visits BIPSOT, BKSP by Bangladesh Air Force helicopter

The Duchess of Edinburgh travelled by a Bangladesh Air Force MI-17 helicopter to visit the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT) in Rajendrapur Cantonment and the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) in Savar on Monday.

According to a Facebook post by the Bangladesh Air Force on Tuesday, the British royal departed from Bangladesh Air Force Base Bir Uttam AK Khandker at 11:30am on 9 November and returned to the same base at 3:50pm after completing the visits.

Air Vice Marshal Haider Abdullah, Air Officer Commanding of the base, welcomed the Duchess on both her departure and return.

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The Air Force described its role in transporting the British royal as significant, saying it regularly plays an important part in facilitating official visits by prominent national and international dignitaries.