- Multinational Military Exercise SHANTIR OGROSHENA 2021 (Front Runner of the Peace) was held at Bangladesh. The Exercise was held to commemorate the birth centenary of Bangladesh’s ‘Father of the Nation’ Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and to mark glorious 50 years of liberation.
Indian Army contingent comprising of 30 personnel of a Battalion from The DOGRA Regiment participated in the exercise along with contingent of Royal Bhutan Army, Sri Lankan Army and Bangladesh Army from 04 April to 12 April, 2021.
Theme:
The theme of the exercise was “Robust Peace Keeping Operations”.
Military observers from the USA, UK, Turkey, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Singapore were also present during the entire exercise.