Bangladesh, Canada discuss stronger defence cooperation

Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh and Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam on Monday discussed potential areas of cooperation in modernising and enhancing the capabilities of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.
They expressed a positive outlook on strengthening cooperation in military technology transfer, strategic defence collaboration, joint training, disaster management and peacekeeping operations in a meeting at the adviser’s Armed Forces Division office in the Dhaka Cantonment.
Recalling the longstanding friendly bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Canada, they also discussed ways to further advance the existing defence and diplomatic ties between the two countries. The meeting concluded with an expression of hope to strengthen the existing relations and defence cooperation between the two countries.