'India, Bangladesh play significant role in ensuring security of region'

: India and Bangladesh have a pivotal role to play in ensuring the security of the region, Chief of Bangladesh Air Force Air Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan said here on Saturday.

Speaking as the chief guest at the Combined Graduation Parade of Flight Cadets of various branches of the Indian Air Force, Hannan said both the countries have an umbilical connection and that relation has been more profound since the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971.

Both the countries have a significant role to play in ensuring the security of the region and our defence forces conduct regular joint exercises to ensure that we have synergy in our efforts, he said.

Noting that Bangladesh Air Force was born in Dimapur in India on September 28, 1971, the air force chief of the neghbouring country said with that heritage today both the countries have an understanding of mutual trust and respect.

India and Bangladesh have an umbilical connection. This connection has been more profound since the Bangladesh ...