AIR FORCE CHIEF RETURNS HOME FROM TURKEY

Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan, BBP, BUP, nswc, fawc, psc returned home on Friday (20-05-2022) after an official visit to Turkey. Mentionable that Chief of Air Staff left Dhaka for Turkey on Saturday (14-05-2022) along
with spouse and two entourages at the invitation of Commander of the Turkish Air Force General Hasan Küçükakyüz.

During visit, Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force visited the mausoleum (Anitkabir) of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the Founding Father of Turkey and paid homage by laying floral wreath. During visit, Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force called on Commander of Turkish Air Force General Hasan Küçükakyüz where they exchanged views on bilateral issues of mutual interests which will be beneficial for implementing future plans of BAF.

Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force also visited different government and private military equpiment production facilities including Turkish Aerospace Industries. It is expected that the visit of Chief of Air Staff will play a vital role for strengthening the existing cordial relationship with Bangladesh and Turkey by expanding scope of mutual cooperation in the professional sectors.