On 10 February 2021 the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) did the unthinkable and demanded a UN investigation into alleged corruption in the country’s military. The call followed an Al Jazeera documentary alleging that the army’s chief secretly […]
The answer to why Bangladesh’s military seems impotent against Myanmar’s aggression is that it is more mafia than military. Key Points: The armed forces account for 6% of Bangladesh’s annual budget, totalling USD3.2 billion in […]
Bangladesh Director General of Defense Procurement (DGDP) is responsible for the procurement of military equipment, hardware and ration for the Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Air Force. The DGDP is segregated in various section; […]
The coup d’état in Myanmar has restored the powerful armed forces, or Tatmadaw, to full control of the country, after a decade of nominally civilian rule. The carefully constructed 2008 Constitution constrained the ability of […]
In Bangladesh, there are many cracks beneath this glimmering story. One recent report finds that inequality in Bangladesh is at an all-time high. Increasing corruption, a lack of balance between the three branches of government, […]
On April 12, 2012 at around 11:30pm, railway ministry car pulled over at the main entrance to the Pilkhana BGB headquarters in the capital and its driver Ali Azam hollered that there were stashes of […]
Bangladesh Army’s Cessna-152 traininh aircraft crashed in Lalpur village under Taland union in Tanore upazila of Rajshahi at around 2:30pm on Tuesday, reported Bangladeshi newspaper DhakaTribune. The plane overturned and two pilots on-board received minor […]
Yak-130 trainer aircraft of Bangladesh Air Guard (BAG) crashed at Maheshkhali upazila in Cox’s Bazar yesterday evening 292 km southeast of capital Dhaka, the pilots ejected, said Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of Bangladesh military. […]
A court in Bangladesh has rejected an attempt to bring charges of sedition against the director general of Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) and three others who contributed to an investigation into high-level corruption in […]
The United Nations is calling for a full investigation into evidence of corruption and illegality involving the Bangladesh army, which was exposed during an investigation released by Al Jazeera on Monday. Doha-based Aljazeera News channel […]
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