"The Bangladeshi Army Chief today met the Defence Minister, Army Chief General V K Singh and IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal N A K Brown," Defence Ministry officials said here. On a five-day visit to India since Nov 28, Gen Mubeen started his tour by reviewing the Passing Out Parade (PoP) at National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune.
He visited some of the field formations and training establishment as well, the officials said.
After meeting the top military hierarchy, Gen Mubeen will go to Agra and Jaipur, before leaving for Dhaka tomorrow, they said.
The visit assumes special significance in the light of improving military cooperation between India and Bangladesh and successful visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Dakka in September.
Cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries include official visits, training in each other’s military institutions, witnessing of exercises by military observers, exchange of war veterans and sports and adventure activities, officials said.