US-Bangladesh joint military exercise ends

Brigadier General Humayun, commander of 69th Infantry Brigade at Bandarban, was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony at Ramu.

When contacted, an official of Bandarban cantonment said the exercise 'Balance Buffalo' was aimed to train soldiers to jump from the sky with parachute to rescue disaster-hit people.

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During the exercise, a four-member US military team visited some remote forests of Jaruliachhari, Pinechhari and Lemuchhari of Naikhangchhari upazila under Bandarban district.

The Bangladesh-Myanmar border drew the attention of the authorities concerned after huge amount of arms and ammunitions including anti-aircraft rocket launchers were recovered from there in last three years.