Staff reporter, Dhaka : The 3rd Military Dialogue between Bangladesh and Türkiye was held at Multipurpose Hall, Armed Forces Division, Dhaka Cantonment on 12-14 April 2023. The Bangladesh delegation was led by Brigadier General Husain Muhammad Masihur Rahman, SGP, SPP, ndc, afwc, psc, Director General, Directorate of Operations and Plan, Armed Forces Division and Türkiye delegation was led by Air Brigadier General Tansel Çokuysal. Also representative from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense and senior officials from Armed Forces were present. The Türkiye delegation consists of 04 persons and Military Attaché, Embassy of Türkiye in Bangladesh also remained in the dialogue.

The purpose of this dialogue was to facilitate a broad discussion on military cooperation as a complement to the said dialogue. Military cooperation between Bangladesh and Türkiye is warm and intense. It is clear that the Türkiye will continue to support the Bangladesh Armed Forces in military development and training. Every year, many members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces are trained at various institutions in Türkiye. The two countries armed forces have been working together in UN peacekeeping mission and the war on terror. Exchange of military visits of senior officials between the two countries is another feature of military cooperation. This dialogue will enhance our defense and military cooperation in the areas of global and regional security, technology, defence equipment disaster management, peacekeeping operations, training, visits, joint exercises and deployments workshops etc.

Mentionable that, The 1st dialogue between BD-TU was held on 05-06 July 2015 in Dhaka and 2nd dialogue was held on 21-23 March 2022 in Türkiye. In this context, a three-day military dialogue was organized.