Army chief leaves Dhaka for Russia, Croatia on official visit

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka on Sunday morning for a week-long official visit to Russia and Croatia.

He departed for Russia this morning, said an ISPR press release.

Following his visit to Russia, the army chief will travel to Croatia on April 10.

During the visit, he will hold meetings with senior civil and military officials of both the countries and exchange views on enhancing bilateral cooperation in defense and related sectors.

General Waker is also likely to visit some military installations and arms manufacturing facilities there.

After wrapping up his visit, the army chief is scheduled to return home on April 12, it said.