Bangladesh’s Strategic Leap with Türkiye in Defence Industry
Reading Time: 4 minutesTürkiye and Bangladesh are deepening their bilateral defence cooperation with a landmark initiative to establish joint production facilities in the Bangladeshi cities of Chattogram and Narayanganj. The project, which will involve the manufacture of weapons, munitions, and military vehicles, represents a strategic shift for both nations and positions Bangladesh as Continue Reading
Bangladesh Army to Indigenously Produce Tactical Drones for ISR and Precision Strike Missions
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Bangladesh Army is taking a decisive step towards modernising its ground-based combat capabilities through the indigenous development and production of small tactical unmanned aerial systems (UAS). These drones are designed for dual roles—providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and executing light strike missions, including the delivery of fragmentation grenades Continue Reading
Bangladesh–Türkiye Defence Industry Cooperation: Strategic Prospects and Constraints
Reading Time: 4 minutesBangladesh and Türkiye are quietly cultivating a defence partnership that could, over time, evolve into a substantive bilateral relationship with strategic, industrial, and geopolitical significance. The convergence of Bangladesh’s modernisation ambitions under its Forces Goal 2030 and Türkiye’s emergence as a cost-effective, technologically maturing defence exporter presents a clear opportunity Continue Reading
Bangladesh and Türkiye Edge Closer to Defence Industrial Collaboration
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn a tangible sign of Bangladesh’s expanding ambitions in the defence industrial sphere, Ashik Chowdhury, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), recently led a high-level delegation to the headquarters of Türkiye’s state-owned defence heavyweight, Makine ve Kimya Endüstrisi (MKE), in Kırıkkale. Far from a mere courtesy call, Continue Reading
From Innovation to Arsenal: Roadmap to Elevate Narsingdi Science & Robotics Lab into a National Defence-Tech Company
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn an era where defence readiness and strategic autonomy are paramount, the pursuit of indigenous military technology has become more than a matter of national pride—it is a cornerstone of national security. The global defence landscape increasingly favours agile innovation hubs that can offer bespoke solutions tailored to the asymmetric Continue Reading