Sheikh Hasina begged India to attack Dhaka
Reading Time: 12 minutesBefore fleeing to India former Prime Minister (dictator) Sheikh Hasina called India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on the morning of 5 August 2024 and sought India’s intervention in a last ditch attempt to stay in power. Prior to seeking New Delh’s assistance Sheikh Hasina tried to impose martial law Continue Reading
Bangladesh Police reloading after the revolution
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Police has continued to purchase ammunition and anti-riot protective gear for the purposes of restocking after the July-August revolution in the country. The acquisitions come as Police Headquarters have disclosed numerous shortages in arms, ammunition, and various other operational equipment as many Police stations were vandalised and looted Continue Reading
Bangladesh Navy hunts for new attack drones
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Naval Aviation wing of the Bangladesh Navy is seeking to purchase armed multirole unmanned aerial vehicles to bolster its surveillance capabilities over the Bay of Bengal and maintain a capacity to eliminate surface threats at sea or land. Buoyed by the success of the Baykar Bayraktar TB2 UAVs of Continue Reading
BOF making 40mm SAGL munitions
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF) is to manufacture the 40mm grenades indigenously for the first time in the country for use with the Milkor SAGLs acquired from South Africa. The six-shot grenade launcher was developed in 1981 to meet the requirements of global defence export market. While branded as the Continue Reading
Bangladesh Army to upgrade existing Type 59 and Type 69 tanks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Army is set to upgrade its Type 59 and Type 69 tanks with a new specification that will enable them to maintain similar performance characteristics as the newly obtained VT-5 light tanks from NORINCO. A RFI notice was published by the Directorate General of Defence Purchase (DGDP) outlining Continue Reading