Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka on Saturday (October 3) for a nine-day official visit to Australia and the United States.

As the first leg of his tour, the army chief will attend the “Chief of Army Symposium and Land Forces International Defence Exposition 2026” in Perth, Australia. During his stay, he is also scheduled to visit Deakin University in Melbourne.

General Waker-Uz-Zaman will then travel to Washington, DC, where he is expected to attend the “Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition.”

During the visit, the army chief will pay courtesy calls on and hold discussions with senior officials and key figures in the defence sectors of Australia and the United States. He will also visit various military installations in the two countries.