Bangladesh–Pakistan Military Engagement Enters New Phase
Reading Time: 2 minutesBangladesh–Pakistan military ties are taking a tangible step forward with the departure of a ten-member Bangladesh Army delegation to Islamabad on 16 August. Led by Quarter Master General Lieutenant General Faizur Rahman, the team will remain in Pakistan until 24 August under the invitation of the Defence Wing of the Continue Reading
India’s Factory of Fabrications: The Fake Bangladesh–Pakistan Story
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe latest invention from sections of the Indian press, claiming a Pakistan–Bangladesh “air force pact” aimed at cross-border operations against India, belongs less in a newsroom and more in a pulp spy novel. News18’s breathless report, passed off as an “intelligence leak”, is a concoction of fantasy, propaganda and wilful Continue Reading
Awami League’s Faustian Bargain with India
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe tragedy of Bangladesh today lies in the fact that those who claim to guard its sovereignty are the very ones undermining it from within. Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League have, for years, acted less as leaders of a sovereign republic and more as subservient functionaries executing the prescriptions Continue Reading
Bangladesh Army Engineers Deliver Landmark Energy Infrastructure: The Chattogram–Dhaka Oil Pipeline
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a remarkable demonstration of technical expertise and strategic foresight, the Bangladesh Army, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), has completed the nation’s first underground fuel oil pipeline, linking Chattogram port to the capital, Dhaka. Spanning 250 kilometres, this state-of-the-art conduit was inaugurated on 16 August 2025 at Continue Reading
Bangladesh’s Shipbuilding Ambition: Strengthening Defence While Expanding Exports
Reading Time: 2 minutesBangladesh’s goal of achieving four billion US dollars in shipbuilding exports by 2026 represents more than an economic aspiration; it is also a strategic endeavour with profound implications for national defence. While the target has been criticised as ambitious, the development of the shipbuilding sector offers the dual opportunity to Continue Reading