Bangladesh Seeks Allied Partnerships for Indigenous Armoured Vehicle Production

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bangladesh has initiated a new phase of defence industrial development with a clear intention to build armoured vehicles indigenously through partnerships with allied nations. The move reflects Dhaka’s growing emphasis on self-reliance in defence manufacturing while deepening cooperation with friendly states that have established expertise in land warfare systems. At present, the Bangladesh Army and Border Guard Bangladesh rely largely on imported armoured personnel carriers (APCs), infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and specialised armoured platforms. While these assets have served the armed forces well in both conventional and counter-insurgency roles, the dependence on foreign suppliers continues to impose financial, logistical and operational challenges. With a defence budget carefully balanced between modernisation priorities and fiscal constraints, Bangladesh has concluded that the most sustainable path forward lies in domestic production under technology transfer arrangements. The model being pursued is akin to successful collaborations seen in countries such as Türkiye,