Multinational Military Exercise SHANTIR OGROSHENA 2021 (Front Runner of the Peace) will be held at Bangladesh to commemorate the birth centenary of Bangladesh ‘Father of the Nation’ Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and mark 50 years of liberation. The nine-day prolonged exercise will start on the 4th of April.
The theme of the exercise is “Robust Peace Keeping Operations”.
Military observers from the USA, UK, Turkey, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Singapore will also be in attendance throughout the exercise. Indian Army contingent comprising 30 personnel from the Dogra Regiment will participate in the exercise and contingents of Bhutan, Sri Lankan and Bangladesh Armies.
Bangladesh’s most politically crucial bilateral relationship is with neighbouring India. Bangladesh and India are South Asia’s largest trading partners. The countries are collaborating in regional economic and infrastructure projects,
