Indo-Bangla exercise to counter terrorism
The drill will be conducted at Tangail in Bangladesh from March 2 to 15.
Kolkata: India and its neighbour Bangladesh are going to take part in the eighth edition of its joint military exercise Sampriti-2019 on counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism next month as part of the ongoing defence cooperation between the two countries. The drill will be conducted at Tangail in Bangladesh from March 2 to 15.
In a statement, defence public relations officer (Kohima) Colonel Chiranjeet Konwer said on Wednesday, “Exercise Sampriti-2019 is an important bilateral defence cooperation between India and Bangladesh and this will be the eighth edition of the exercise which is hosted alternately by both countries."
He added, “The exercise is aimed to strengthen the aspects of interoperability and cooperation between the Indian and Bangladesh Armies. The exercise will involve tactical level operations in a counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism environment.