Charting the Future: Offshore Patrol Vessel Options for Bangladesh’s CDDL
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs Bangladesh continues to enhance its maritime security infrastructure, the need for modern, medium-displacement Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) has become increasingly evident. With a coastline stretching over 700 kilometres and an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of more than 118,000 square kilometres, safeguarding maritime sovereignty is a matter of strategic urgency. Continue Reading
Bangladesh Eyes Growing Defence Export Opportunities in Smaller Asian Markets
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs Bangladesh’s defence industry strengthens through partnerships and technology transfers, especially with Türkiye, EU and China, the country is gearing up to tap into smaller but strategically significant defence markets across Asia. With an expanding industrial base that produces small arms, artillery, armoured vehicles, and unmanned aerial systems, Bangladesh is Continue Reading
Türkiye’s Strategic Embrace of Bangladesh and Pakistan: Balancing India’s Regional Ambitions
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs South Asia undergoes significant geopolitical transformation, Türkiye’s expanding defence partnerships with Bangladesh and Pakistan emerge as a carefully calibrated strategy to counterbalance India’s rising influence. More than mere suppliers of military hardware, Ankara and its South Asian partners are forging comprehensive ties that encompass technology transfers, joint defence industrial Continue Reading
Bangladesh–Türkiye JV Model Aims to Position Dhaka as Regional Defence Export Hub
Reading Time: 3 minutesKey Points Analysis Bangladesh is entering formal negotiations with Türkiye to establish export-oriented defence production joint ventures (JVs), with the strategic objective of transforming Dhaka into a manufacturing and export hub for East and Southeast Asia, bdmilitary.com has learned. This follows sustained engagement between the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Continue Reading
Türkiye, Bangladesh to Forge New Era of Joint Defence Industry Cooperation
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a landmark step toward strengthening bilateral defence ties, Türkiye’s Defence Industry Secretary, Professor Haluk Görgün, will arrive in Dhaka on 8 July for a high-level two-day visit aimed at deepening strategic industrial collaboration. His visit follows a successful five-day trip by Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, Executive Chairman of Continue Reading