Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed left for the US on an official visit on Sunday at the invitation of the US Army.
During his visit, he will participate in the Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Conference to be held in Hawaii from May 16-18, read a press release.
The aim of the conference is to create an atmosphere of mutual trust, develop professional relations and strengthen the regional security system through the development of relations between land forces in the Indo-Pacific region.
Apart from participating in the conference, the army chief will also participate in bilateral meetings with army chiefs and other high-ranking military officials from different countries and discuss various issues of mutual cooperation.
After the conference, the army chief is expected to depart from Hawaii on May 18 afternoon (Bangladesh time: May 19 morning) and reach Bangladesh on May 21.
