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Vol. 5 Num 683 Mon. May 01, 2006  
   
Metropolitan


Gen Stackpole calls on army chief


Former US Marine Task Force Commander Lt Gen (retd) Henry C Stackpole paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Moeen U Ahmed at his office in the city yesterday.

The army chief welcomed General Stackpole in Bangladesh.

During the discussion, General Stackpole appreciated the role of Bangladesh Armed Forces in disaster management, which involves both humanitarian assistance and post-disaster infrastructure development.

The army chief recalled the humanitarian assistance provided by the US forces in cyclone-hit areas in 1991.