Bangladesh opens the door for Chinese and Pakistani defence companies
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Government of Bangladesh and the Armed Forces Division have unofficially opened the door for Chinese defence manufacturers to participate in the supply of defence equipment to the military forces of Bangladesh as well as pursue joint ventures and transfer of technology concerning critical military hardware. Under the previous Awami Continue Reading
Bangladesh’s piecemeal defence acquisitions
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver the past two decades Bangladesh’s armed forces have made defence purchases in a piecemeal or adhoc fashion suggesting professional incompetence and political interference. These acquisitions helped lined the pockets of influential members of the ousted Awami League (AL) regime headed by Sheikh Hasina, with Major General (retd.) Tarique Ahmed Continue Reading