Doraiswami Meets Navy Chief

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram K Doraiswami called on Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal Monday, reports UNB.

They discussed the admiral's upcoming visit to India and increasing cooperation in the maritime realm, according to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.

During his first visit to India, the chief of naval staff will visit Navy Headquarters and Western Naval Command.

Doraiswami presented Admiral Shaheen a Bangla edition of "Operation X."

The book talks about the naval operations of the Mukti Bahini, which paved the way for Bangladesh's liberation in 1971. It will hit the book stands soon.

The Indian high commissioner also presented the chief of naval staff a 9 mm carbine machine gun used by naval freedom fighters.