Raising Bangladesh’s Defence Ambition: Strategies for Sustainable Spending and Indigenous Capability
Reading Time: 6 minutesBangladesh occupies a unique and strategically sensitive position in South Asia. With a dense population, a long riverine and coastal frontier, and a complex regional security environment, the country faces multiple challenges that demand a capable and modern military. Despite these pressures, Bangladesh continues to spend significantly less per capita Continue Reading
Bangladesh–Pakistan Defence Relations Reach New Heights as Top Military Leaders Meet in Dhaka
Reading Time: 6 minutesA major milestone in South Asian military diplomacy was achieved this week as Pakistan’s Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, led a senior defence delegation on an official visit to Bangladesh. The visit, which included meetings with the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, the Continue Reading
Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs Chairman Meets Bangladesh Leadership as Defence Ties Reach New Heights
Reading Time: 3 minutesPakistan’s second-highest ranking Army officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, NI (M), arrived in Dhaka leading a six-member military delegation to strengthen the growing defence cooperation between Bangladesh and Pakistan. His arrival came a week after a three-member team of Indian Military Continue Reading
Mitsubishi Electric Leads Japan’s Defence Collaboration with Bangladesh
Reading Time: 5 minutesBangladesh and Japan Move Towards Landmark Defence Cooperation Agreement On 22 October 2025, a significant development took place in Dhaka as Mr. Tomo Aoyama, General Manager of the Space Systems Department at Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Asia Pte Ltd (MEAP), and Colonel Masashi Yasumura, Non-Resident Air Attaché of Japan to Bangladesh, Continue Reading
Bangladesh and Türkiye: Defence Cooperation Enters a Strategic Phase
Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter years of polite but limited engagement, Bangladesh and Türkiye are entering a new era of purposeful defence cooperation — one centred on industrial collaboration, capacity-building, and technological exchange. Since the political transition in Dhaka, relations have accelerated across the board. What had long been a cordial but cautious relationship Continue Reading