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Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman today left Dhaka for South Sudan and Abyei on a five-day official visit.
During the visit, the army chief will inspect Bangladesh Army contingents deployed in United Nations peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and Abyei, according to an ISPR release.
He will also pay courtesy calls on and hold discussions with relevant state and mission authorities in both locations.
The visit aims to strengthen professional relations and facilitate an exchange of views with the authorities concerned, the release said.