Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan returned home on Friday from an official visit to Turkey.   The Chief of Air Staff left Dhaka for Turkey on May 14 along with spouse and two entourages at the invitation of Commander of the Turkish Air Force General Hasan Küçükakyüz.  During the visit, Air Chief Marshal Hannan visited the mausoleum (Anitkabir) of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the Founding Father of Turkey, and paid homage by laying a floral wreath, according to an Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR) media release on Saturday.   He also called on General Hasan Küçükakyüz where they exchanged views on bilateral issues of mutual interests which will be beneficial for implementing future plans of BAF.   The Air Chief also visited different government and private military equipment production facilities including Turkish Aerospace Industries.   It is expected that the visit of the Chief of Air Staff will play a vital role for strengthening the existing cordial relationship with Turkey by expanding scope of mutual cooperation in the professional sectors.    

India has described the two-day visit of Indian Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria to Bangladesh "highly significant" in view of the Golden Jubilee of the historic victory in 1971 War for the Liberation of Bangladesh.  The Indian Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) was invited by his counterpart Air Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan, Chief of Air Staff, Bangladesh Air Force to review the Passing Out Parade and Commissioning Ceremony at Bangladesh Air Force Academy (BAFA) in Jashore on June 28 on the occasion of ‘President Parade 2021’.    "The two-day visit was highly significant," said a media release issued by the Press Information Bureau of India on Tuesday.