Bangladesh Police has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Russian Helicopters for the supply of two helicopters. The move comes after police officers requested to launch an air wing with a fleet of ten choppers, during […]
Bangladesh has often been criticized for its human rights record. Its reputation received another jolt this month with allegations of high-level corruption. What’s the government’s reaction? It was described as an “explosive investigation.” Newly-published research by media […]
Key Points Silent changes are taking place in the politics of the Middle East. On Friday (September 11), Bahrain officially recognized Israel. Earlier, on August 13, the United Arab Emirates signed a peace agreement with […]
The United States is on Bangladesh’s side in finding a peaceful solution to the Rohingya crisis. US Secretary of Defense said. Dr. Mark T. Esper called Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and said that US support […]
9 February 1999 – the purchase of MiG-29 aircraft “On February 9, 1999, eight MiG-29 fighter planes were procured for Bangladesh Air Force during Hasina’s tenure in line with the technical assistance deal signed between […]
The Su-34 is a medium-range fighter-bomber, adopted by the Russian Air Force in the 1980s. The plane is expected to replace the aging Su-24 bomber, which has remained in service since the 1970s. So far […]
“The [Su-30MKI] fleet is prohibitively expensive equipment and faces problems due to high, premature failure rate of subsystems like engines, radars, missiles, avionics, etc.” Vinod Kumar Narang, a retired Indian Air Force air vice-marshal. A […]
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