Bangladesh, India to hold joint military exercise from Nov 5

Indian Army participates in a mock drill exercise assessing tank effectiveness on the banks of the River Jamuna in Mathura on July 14, 2016 - AFP

Niloy Alam

Publish : 03 Nov 2016, 07:37 PMUpdate : 03 Nov 2016, 08:02 PM

This is the seventh instance of the two armies conducting a joint military exercise.Titled Shampriti-7, the exercise will focus on counterterrorism and disaster management will be held at Bangabandhu Cantonment in Tangail.Bangladesh army frequently conducts joint military exercises with allied nations.According to a press release issued by Bangladesh army, Bangladesh and India have been hosting the exercises alternatively since 2010.