A top American general from the US Pacific Command arrived in Dhaka on March 24 for talks with senior Bangladeshi Army officers. His visit is seen as part of efforts to strengthen defensive measures along Bangladesh’s border with Myanmar’s Rakhine State, where military operations against the junta are expected to commence soon.

[caption id="attachment_33003" align="alignleft" width="489"] Lieutenant General Joel ‘JB’ Vowell Photo : Collected[/caption]