Chief of army staff general Waqar-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka on Saturday on a nine-day official visit to Australia and the United States.
During the first leg of his tour, the army chief will attend the Chief of Army Symposium and Land Forces International Defence Exposition 2026 in Perth, Australia.
He will also visit Deakin University in Melbourne, according to an ISPR Facebook post on Sunday.
Later, general Waqar-Uz-Zaman will travel to Washington, DC, to attend the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition.
During the visit, he is scheduled to hold courtesy meetings and exchange views with senior defence officials and other important figures in both countries, it said.
He will also visit several military installations, it added.
Source: https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/316492/army-chief-leaves-for-9-day-australia-us-tour
