Top US general to be in Dhaka ahead of Arakan Army offensive in Rakhine State

NORTHEAST NEWS
byChandan Nandy
March 23, 2025

Deputy Commanding General of US Army Pacific, Lt Gen Joel Vowell will be in Dhaka for two days during which time he is expected to meet senior Bangladesh Army officers

The arrival of a top American general from the US Pacific Command in Dhaka on March 24 and his meetings with senior Bangladeshi Army officers is aimed at solidifying defensive measures along Bangladesh’s borders with Myanmar’s Rakhine State, where military moves against the military junta are expected to begin soon.

Lieutenant General Joel ‘JB’ Vowell, Deputy Commanding General for US Army Pacific (USARPAC)—located at Fort Shafter, Hawaii—will land at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport around 10 p.m. tomorrow.