Trump Urges Bangladesh to Finalise Key Defence Agreements Amid Expanding Strategic Ties
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a significant signal of renewed strategic engagement between Washington and Dhaka, United States President Donald J. Trump has urged Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister, Tarique Rahman, to finalise long-pending defence cooperation agreements that would open the door to advanced American military technology. In a letter dated 18 February 2026, Continue Reading
BNP’s Defence Imperative
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe emphatic victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the general election of 12 February marks a watershed moment in Dhaka’s strategic trajectory. Emerging from nearly two decades in political limbo after the July–August 2024 uprising, the party now faces the immediate challenge of honouring a series of defence Continue Reading
Bangladesh Army, Czech Republic Discuss Enhanced Defence Cooperation at Army Headquarters
Reading Time: 2 minutesA delegation led by the non-resident Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Bangladesh, Her Excellency Dr Eliška Žigová, paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Army Staff at Army Headquarters today. During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on further strengthening the long-standing and friendly bilateral relations between Bangladesh Continue Reading
Bangladesh–United States 9th Land Forces Talks (LFT) 2026 Conclude Successfully in Dhaka
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Bangladesh–United States 9th Land Forces Talks (LFT) 2026 concluded successfully on 27 January at the conference room of the Army Sports Control Board, Dhaka Cantonment, following a two-day meeting held from 26–27 January 2026. The talks were conducted as a follow-up to the 9th Land Forces Talks previously held Continue Reading
India on the Backfoot After Hadi Assassination: Relations at a Historical Low
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe assassination of Sharif Osman Hadi has plunged South Asia’s diplomatic landscape into unprecedented uncertainty, with India increasingly on the backfoot as tensions with Bangladesh reach what analysts are calling a historic low. Hadi was shot on 12 December 2025 at 2:25 p.m. (BST) in Dhaka’s Paltan area and later died Continue Reading