Kathmandu, Apr. 22:Chief of the Army Staff General Prajwalla Shumsher J.B. Rana is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Bangladesh from tomorrow to April 27 at the invitation of chief of the Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army lieutenant general Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman.

The chief of the Army Staff General Rana will be accompanied by his spouse Mrs. Sindhu Rajyalaxmi Rana during the visit.

General Rana, who was appointed chief of the Army Staff on May 19 last year, had earlier taken part in the conference of the chiefs of the defence held in Hawaii of the USA and the first pacific armies chief’s conference held in Singapore at the invitation of the chief of the Japanese ground self defence force.

Similarly, chief of the Army Staff general Rana also visited China and India at the invitation of the chiefs of the Army Staff of these countries.

The Royal Nepalese Army headquarters has expressed the confidence that this visit by the chief of the Army Staff to Bangladesh is expected to further strengthen the mutual relations between the armies of Nepal and Bangladesh and the bond of friendship between the two countries.