BSS, Dhaka

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Tuesday left Dhaka for the United States (US) and Canada on an 11-day official visit, said a release from Inter-Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR).

“During the visit, he will participate in meetings with high-ranking military and civilian officials of the UN Headquarters, the US and Canada to discuss matters related to the UN peacekeeping mission, increasing the capacity of the army, developing bilateral relations and determining the future course of action and discuss various issues of mutual cooperation,” it said. The army chief will return home on October 25, the release added.