Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka yesterday for a five-day official visit to South Sudan and Abyei.
During the visit, the army chief will inspect contingents of the Bangladesh Army deployed in United Nations peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and Abyei, according to an ISPR press release issued this evening.
He will also pay courtesy calls on and hold discussions with relevant state and mission authorities in both locations.
The visit aims to strengthen professional relations and facilitate an exchange of views with the authorities concerned, the release added.