Border Guard Bangladesh ORBAT
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is a paramilitary force structured along the lines of a conventional army, with a well-defined chain of command and distinct operational zones. Operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the BGB is primarily responsible for protecting Bangladesh’s international borders, preventing smuggling and illegal crossings, and Continue Reading
Bangladesh and Its Strategic Partners Move to Safeguard the Rohingya Frontier
Reading Time: 4 minutesEmerging Strategic Consensus Bangladesh is quietly coordinating with a network of strategic partners — including the United States, Türkiye, and Pakistan — to ensure the protection of the Rohingya population amid intensifying conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Recent months have seen an uptick in joint exercises, logistics coordination, and intelligence-sharing Continue Reading
Bangladesh’s Strategic Leap: Attaining Short-Range Ballistic Missile Capability
Reading Time: 6 minutesBangladesh stands at the threshold of a significant transformation in its defence posture. With sustained backing from trusted strategic partners, Dhaka is preparing to field a precision long-range strike capability that will extend the operational reach of its armed forces and alter strategic calculations across the eastern subcontinent. The project, Continue Reading
USS Fitzgerald to Dock at Chattogram for Historic Joint Exercise with Bangladesh Navy
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a landmark development signalling a new phase in Bangladesh–United States naval cooperation, the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, is scheduled to dock at Chattogram Port on Wednesday for a three-day joint exercise with the Bangladesh Navy. This marks the first visit of a US guided-missile Continue Reading
Bangladesh–Pakistan Defence Pact: Strategic Gamble or Pragmatic Diversification?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe social media space has recently been abuzz with speculation that Bangladesh and Pakistan are considering a mutual defence agreement — a move that, if realised, would represent one of the most significant shifts in South Asia’s strategic landscape since the early 1970s. While neither Dhaka nor Islamabad has officially Continue Reading