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Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal left Dhaka to attend the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX-2023) and Navy Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX) at the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Assistant navy chief (operations) and navy commander for the Dhaka zone saw the navy chief off at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Thursday, said an ISPR press release.
During his stay in the UAE, he will join different state programmes marking the IDEX-2021 and NAVDEX-2023.
Naval ships, top-level representatives, observers, military experts and military personnel from different countries of the world including Bangladesh are participating in this international sea exercise and exhibition.
He will also visit high officials from the Naval Forces of different countries including UAE’s Chief Rear Admiral Pilot Saeed Bin Hamdan Al-Nahyan.
The visit will play an important role in forging friendly relations with other countries participating in the exhibition, including the UAE.