Bangladesh’s Gulf Deployment Strategy: Beyond Peacekeeping and Toward Strategic Autonomy
Reading Time: 6 minutesWith traditional UN peacekeeping opportunities diminishing, Bangladesh is recalibrating its defence diplomacy by deepening bilateral military engagements in the Gulf. Leveraging its longstanding deployment in Kuwait, Bangladesh is cultivating strategic defence partnerships with Qatar and Saudi Arabia. This article explores the multifaceted benefits, including economic gains, professional military development, and Continue Reading
Bangladesh to Deploy Troops to Qatar as Army Chief Visits Doha
Reading Time: 2 minutesBangladesh is set to deploy 725 troops to Qatar in a move that underscores growing defence ties between the two nations. The deployment comes as part of a formal bilateral arrangement aimed at supporting Qatar’s internal security and expanding strategic cooperation. Chief of Army Staff General Waqar-Uz-Zaman, SBP, OSP, SGP, Continue Reading
Bangladesh-Qatar strategic defence industry cooperation framework
Reading Time: 2 minutesQatar can play a strategically significant role in the development of Bangladesh’s defence industries by leveraging its financial strength, sovereign wealth resources, and growing diplomatic engagement with South Asia. For mutual benefit, this investment should go beyond traditional arms sales and focus on long-term industrial collaboration, capacity-building, and technology transfer. Continue Reading
Bangladesh Army deploying composite battalion in Qatar
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Composite Battalion (725 personnel) of the Bangladesh Army deploying to Qatar to assist in the defence of critical infrastructure (e.g., airbases, oil/gas facilities, port security, urban defence). This unit balances infantry strength with layered air defence, anti-armour capabilities, and integrated UAVs for surveillance—tailored for Qatar’s desert urban terrain and Continue Reading
Bangladesh Police acquires Qatari-made APCs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Police has recently received Qatar-based Stark Motors ‘Storm 4×4 LAMPVs’ for the first time. Unofficial social media accounts shared photos of dozens of Storm 4×4 APCs alongside armoured Toyota Land Cruiser 79 series 5-door station wagons inside a warehouse at Chattogram Port. The Storm 4×4 APCs are designed Continue Reading