Bangladesh Police Helicopter Deal Stalled Amid US Sanctions on Russian Supplier
Reading Time: 3 minutesA Tk 428 crore government to government helicopter procurement deal between Bangladesh and Russia has come to a halt following US sanctions on the Russian supplier. This has left the Bangladesh Police’s new aviation unit grounded. The agreement, signed on 19 November 2021, was meant to deliver two Mi 171A2 Continue Reading
Leaked Audio Reveals Sheikh Hasina Ordered Deadly Crackdown on Bangladesh Protests, BBC Investigation Finds
Reading Time: 3 minutesA leaked audio recording has emerged as compelling evidence that former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina authorised the use of lethal force against student-led protests during a brutal crackdown last year, according to an exclusive investigation by BBC Eye. Sheikh Hasina, who served as Prime Minister for over a decade Continue Reading
BTR-80 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC)
Reading Time: 3 minutesDesignation BTR-80 (Bronetransporter-80)8×8 Amphibious Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier Origin Soviet Union (Russia) Users in Bangladesh In Service with Bangladesh Design Overview The BTR-80 was developed as an improved successor to the BTR-70, aiming to address its predecessor’s shortcomings in mobility, protection, and crew comfort. It features a fully enclosed steel Continue Reading
Safe Cities in Bangladesh: A Technical Feasibility Study on Urban Surveillance for Crime and Terrorism Prevention
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs Bangladesh faces rapid urbanisation and growing internal security challenges, the notion of a national Safe Cities programme has emerged as a topic of serious interest. While no such programme has been launched to date, this technical feasibility study explores the potential for implementing a Safe City framework in the Continue Reading
Overhauling Bangladesh’s Visa Policy
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs a state situated at a geopolitical crossroads, Bangladesh can no longer afford to view immigration and visa issuance as routine administrative processes divorced from national security imperatives. In the current threat landscape characterised by transnational organised crime, cyber infiltration, radical ideological exportation, and intelligence penetration the time has come Continue Reading