Chief of staff of Kuwait Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Mohamed Khaled al-Khadher, yesterday appreciated the Bangladesh army personnel for their quick rescue operation after a Bangladesh Air Force helicopter carrying him and 15 others made an emergency landing in Sreemangal on Wednesday.
“The capability of the Bangladesh army personnel in the rescue is highly appreciable...They came to the rescue in just five minutes after the emergency landing,” he said.
The visiting Kuwait Armed Forces chief was speaking at an event where he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban.
The premier’s press secretary, Ihsanul Karim, briefed reporters after the meeting.
Lt Gen Mohamed Khaled al-Khadher stressed that Bangladesh and Kuwait have a strong relation and the purpose of his visit to Bangladesh was to strengthen ties further.
Al-Khadher pointed out that more than 6,000 Bangladeshi armed forces members are working in Kuwait and are highly professional and dedicated.
Al-Khadher lauded Bangladesh’s role in providing refuge to Rohingyas fleeing genocide in Myanmar.
Regarding the ongoing joint training between Bangladesh and Kuwait army personnel, al-Khadher said the exercise had created a new opportunity in providing joint training.
Welcoming him to Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the country has provided shelter to the Myanmar Rohingyas on humanitarian ground temporarily.
She said the Bangladesh government was looking after the refugees medical needs and education in addition to providing other facilities.
Chief of Staff of Kuwait Armed Forces Lt Gen Mohamed Khaled al-Khadher speaks to newsmen about the rescue operation by the Bangladesh army.
