Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan along with his spouse and two entourages left Dhaka for  Turkey on Saturday for a five-days official visit.

He left the country at the invitation of Commander of the Turkish Air Force General Hasan Küçükakyüz.

During the visit, Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force will visit the mausoleum (Anitkabir) of

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the Founding Father of Turkey and pay homage by laying floral wreath, says an Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR) media release on Sunday afternoon.

During visit, Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force will call on Commander of Turkish Air Force General Hasan Küçükakyüz.

During call on, they will exchange views on bilateral issues of mutual interests which will be beneficial for implementing future plans of BAF.

Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force will visit different government and private military equipment production facilities including Turkish Aerospace Industries.

It is expected that the visit of Chief of Air Staff will play a vital role for strengthening the existing cordial relationship with Bangladesh and Turkey by  expanding scope of mutual cooperation in the professional sectors.

Mentionble that Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force is scheduled to return home on 20 May.