Bangladesh Navy Commissions Three Locally Built Diving Boats to Enhance Maritime Capability
Reading Time: 2 minutesKhulna, 26 June 2025 — In a significant step towards strengthening the Bangladesh Navy’s three-dimensional capabilities, three newly built indigenous diving boats—Pankouri, Gangchil, and Machhranga—have officially been commissioned into the fleet. The commissioning ceremony, held at the Khulna Naval Berth with full naval tradition, was presided over by Chief of Continue Reading
RN-94 Armoured Ambulance
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe RN-94 is a 6×6 wheeled armoured personnel carrier developed through a joint effort between Turkish and Romanian manufacturers in the mid-1990s. Designed to deliver enhanced mobility, protection, and versatility, the RN-94 fulfills roles such as troop transport, command and control, and medical evacuation. The Bangladesh Army acquired nine RN-94 Continue Reading
Type 85 Tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Type 85 Tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), known by its manufacturer’s designation YW 531H, is a Chinese-designed armoured vehicle developed in the 1980s. Intended as an evolution of the earlier Type 63 APC, the Type 85 was developed primarily for export markets and featured improvements in mobility, protection, and Continue Reading
BOV M11 4×4 Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe BOV M11 is a modern 4×4 armoured reconnaissance vehicle developed by Serbia’s Yugoimport SDPR. Designed for versatility on the contemporary digital battlefield, it serves multiple roles including reconnaissance, surveillance, and command and control. The Bangladesh Army has procured the latest variant of the BOV M11, integrating it into its Continue Reading
MT-LB Tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe MT-LB (Multi-purpose Towing Vehicle Light Armoured) is one of the most versatile and widely produced tracked armoured vehicles of the Cold War era. Developed by the Soviet Union in the late 1960s as a lightweight artillery tractor and infantry carrier, it went on to serve in nearly every major Continue Reading