Dhaka: Indian Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa is scheduled to arrive here on Sunday evening on a five-day visit at the invitation of Bangladesh Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat, reports the UNB.

The IAF Chief will be accompanied by his spouse Kamalpreet Dhanoa and a two-member delegation.

The Indian Air Force Chief will pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and meet the senior military leadership during his visit.

The Air Chief will also be visiting major Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) air bases during the course of his visit.

Visit of the Indian Air Force Chief will further strengthen the close and fraternal ties existing between the Armed Forces of the two countries, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.