DHAKA, Dec 17, 2024 (BSS) - US Indo-Pacific Command HONOLULU — U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hosted a delegation from the Armed Forces of Bangladesh for the 11th iteration of the Bilateral Defense Dialogue on December 10-12.

The delegation, led by Bangladesh’s Brig. Gen. Md Alimul Amin, Director General, Operations & Plan Directorate of Armed Forces Division, and U.K. Royal Navy Commodore Jonathan Lett, policy deputy for USINDOPACOM’s strategic planning and policy directorate, discussed bilateral and multilateral exercises, exchanges, capability development and military education.

The delegation also visited the Hawaii Emergency Operations Center and the U.S. Coast Guard Base Honolulu at Sand Island, an official release said.

The visits served to advance the defense and security partnership, and develop mutual understanding of crisis response, peacekeeping operations, disaster relief and humanitarian assistance challenges between the U.S. and Bangladesh.

The U.S. and Bangladesh have a long-standing relationship built on cooperation in the defense domain and a partnership underscored by mutual respect.