Bangladesh’s Dual-Track Defence Strategy: Balancing Power in a Complex Region
Reading Time: 3 minutesBangladesh is quietly emerging as a regional military power, steadily enhancing its capabilities while navigating a complex web of geopolitical pressures. Its defence strategy is characterised by a dual-track approach that blends Chinese affordability with the technological sophistication of Western platforms. This method is not simply about acquiring weapons; it Continue Reading
Bangladesh–Pakistan Naval Cooperation: Interoperability, Networked Warfare and Maritime Security in the Northern Indian Ocean
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe maritime security environment of the northern Indian Ocean and the wider Indo-Pacific is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by technological change, expanding blue-economy interests, intensifying non-traditional security threats and the growing centrality of network-centric naval operations. Within this evolving setting, cooperation between the Bangladesh Navy and the Pakistan Navy has Continue Reading
Spain Offers Transport Aircraft to Bangladesh Air Force, Signals Support for Eurofighter Programme
Reading Time: 3 minutesHigh-Level Diplomatic Engagement in Dhaka The Ambassador of Spain to Bangladesh, H.E. Mr. Gabriel Sistiaga Ochoa de Chinchetru, paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmud Khan, BBP, OSP, GUP, NDC, PSC, at Air Headquarters on Wednesday 12 Continue Reading
The 2009 Pilkhana Massacre: A Coordinated Attack on Bangladesh’s Sovereignty
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 2009 Pilkhana tragedy was not merely an internal mutiny; it was a direct assault on the sovereignty, security, and institutional integrity of Bangladesh. The National Independent Investigation Commission (NIIC) has confirmed what patriots long suspected: the massacre of our finest officers was planned and executed with foreign advantage in Continue Reading
KAI Executive Meets AFD Leadership to Strengthen Bangladesh–Korea Defence Partnership
Reading Time: 2 minutesMr Byoung Hak Han, General Manager and International Business Leader of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), paid a courtesy call on Commodore Mohammad Mahabbat Ali, Director General of the Civil & Military Relations Directorate of the Armed Forces Division (AFD), during a visit to Dhaka Cantonment on Tuesday. The meeting, held Continue Reading