Indian and Bangladeshi armies have started the eighth annual Sampriti joint military exercise at the Bongobondhu Cantonment, Tangail, Bangladesh.

The exercise began on 2 March and is scheduled to conclude on 15 March.

The opening ceremony was conducted on 3 March and saw 36 East Bengal Battalion representing Bangladesh and 9th Battalion the Rajputana Rifles from the Indian Army.

Sampriti-2019 is being conducted as a part of the ongoing India-Bangladesh defence cooperation.

“The objective of the two-week exercise is to increase mutual cooperation between the armies through interoperability, in addition to honing tactical and technical skills.”

In a statement, the Indian Ministry of Defence said: “A company group from Bangladesh Army and an equal number from Indian Army are taking part in the two-week long exercise that will see them hone their tactical and technical skills in countering insurgency, counter-terrorism and aid to civil authorities for disaster management in a UN peacekeeping scenario involving a combined deployment at a battalion level.”

The objective of the two-week exercise is to increase mutual cooperation between the armies through interoperability, in addition to honing tactical and technical skills during joint strategic exercises.

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These skills will help the armies to counter terrorism and insurgency, as well as provide aid to civil authorities in the event of a disaster or neutralise threats encountered during UN peacekeeping operations.

In 2009, the event initially commenced as a platoon level exercise and it gradually progressed to a company level exercise from 2015.

The armies conducted the seventh annual Sampriti exercise in 2017 at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte in Mizoram, India.