The fifth annual defence dialogue between Bangladesh and India was held in Dhaka on Monday.
The dialogue was co-chaired by Giridhar Aramane, defence secretary of India, and Lt Gen Waker-uz-Zaman, principal staff officer, Armed Forces Division of Bangladesh.
The two sides reviewed progress in their ongoing defence cooperation in wide-ranging areas, including various exchange visits, military exercises, cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster management, defence industry cooperation, as well as various capacity-building and training programmes.
The two sides also explored contours of future cooperation and agreed to work towards achieving greater synergy and partnership between the two armed forces.
