Defence adviser stresses stronger military training ties with US

Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brigadier General (retd) AKM Shamsul Islam on Thursday stressed the need to strengthen military training cooperation, professional experience sharing and capacity-building initiatives between the armed forces of Bangladesh and the United States (US).

He made the remarks during a courtesy meeting with US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen at his office at the Armed Forces Division (AFD) in Dhaka Cantonment, said an ISPR release issued on Thursday.

During the meeting, they held fruitful discussions on the existing friendly bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the United States, issues of mutual interest and strategic partnership.

The defence adviser highlighted the longstanding contributions and professionalism of Bangladeshi peacekeepers in United Nations peacekeeping missions.

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The US ambassador highly praised the unique role, sacrifices and continued success of Bangladeshi peacekeepers in promoting global peace.

He also expressed his commitment to further strengthening military cooperation between the two countries to maintain global and regional security

Both sides expressed hope that regular training programmes, joint exercises and mutual cooperation would make the military and strategic relations between Bangladesh and the United States more dynamic and expansive in the future.