Bangladesh Army Chief arrives on goodwill visit

Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff General Mohammed Abdul Mubeen, at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart, arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday on a five-day goodwill visit.

General Abdul Mubeen, accompanied by Begum Syeda Sharifa Mubeen and a few more senior officers is scheduled to call on President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister D M Jayaratne, External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris, Defence Secreary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, High Commissioner of Bangladesh, Chief of Defence Staff and Sri Lanka Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke, Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya and Navy Commander Vice Admiral Somathilaka Dissanayake during his stay in Sri Lanka.

General Abdul Mubeen is also scheduled to visit archaeological sites at Anuradhapura, Sigiriya, Kandy, Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Sri Dalada Maligawa, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Diyatalawa Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA) and address the student officers at Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) at Sapugaskanda.

A special guard turn out and a guard of honour accorded by troops of the Mechanized Infantry Regiment, salutes General Abdul Mubeen on his arrival at the Army headquarters premises on Thursday (24) before he calls on the Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya at the Commander's Secretariat.