Türkiye Steps Up as Key Partner in Bangladesh’s Defence Industry Expansion
Reading Time: 4 minutesDhaka seeks Ankara’s support to modernise Bangladesh Ordnance Factories and expand indigenous production capacity. In a decisive move to bolster its self-reliance in defence manufacturing, Bangladesh has sought strategic and technical assistance from Türkiye — a NATO member and one of the world’s fastest-growing defence producers — to enhance the Continue Reading
Türkiye Proposes Joint Defence Industries in Bangladesh
Reading Time: 2 minutesA visiting Turkish delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador A. Berris Ekinci held a high-level meeting with senior political leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Dhaka on 6 October 2025. The discussions centred on strengthening strategic cooperation and expanding defence-industrial collaboration between Bangladesh and the Republic of Continue Reading
Dhaka-Ankara Foreign Secretary Talks to Deepen Defence and Defence Industry Cooperation
Reading Time: 5 minutesBangladesh and Türkiye are preparing to elevate their growing defence partnership to a strategic level as the two nations hold the fourth round of Foreign Secretary-level talks in Dhaka this week. The discussions are expected to centre on deepening cooperation in defence production, technology transfer, and industrial collaboration under Bangladesh’s Continue Reading
What Bangladesh Could Gain from Defence Industry Cooperation with Pakistan
Reading Time: 6 minutesAnalysing Immediate, Mid-Term and Long-Term Opportunities Bangladesh’s defence transformation under the Forces Goal 2030 modernisation blueprint continues to reshape the country’s military posture. Over the past decade, Dhaka has methodically enhanced the technological and organisational depth of its armed forces while investing in domestic industrial capacity. The objective is not Continue Reading
Bangladesh Navy to Build Modern Ship Docking and Repair Facility at Mongla
Reading Time: 3 minutesDockyard & Engineering Works Ltd (DEW), operated by the Bangladesh Navy, has invited expressions of interest (EOI) from reputed international shipbuilders and tenderers for a joint venture (JV) to construct a complete ship docking and repair facility at Mongla, Bagerhat. According to the EOI, the project will be undertaken under Continue Reading