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Furthermore, it added, 'H.E. Secretary assured extended cooperation and support for the development of the defence industry in Bangladesh. CAS expressed his desire in producing various modern military equipment and developing defence technologies in Bangladesh in close cooperation with Turkiye.'
The Bangladesh Army stated that Turkish military officials have promised full support to Bangladesh's defense industry. They said that with Turkey's assistance, modern weapons will also be manufactured in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Chairman Ashiq Chowdhury recently visited a military factory during his visit to Turkiye. Defense cooperation between Bangladesh and Turkiye is growing day by day. In 2022, Bangladesh became the main buyer of Turkish defense equipment and weapons.Turkiye's space industry chief paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain in the sideline of Anadolu Diplomacy Conference in April. They discussed about the cooperation in space industry between the two countries. 'Bangladesh purchases weapons including drones from Turkiye. There is a good understanding between the two countries in military cooperation. Cooperation is being strengthened in the current global situation', Mosud Mannan, a former Bangladesh Ambassador to Turkiye, spoke to news agency ANI.
Earlier on Tuesday, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan stated that a potential convergence of China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh could have significant implications for regional stability and security dynamics.Gen Chauhan spoke at the launch of the ORF Foreign Policy Survey in the national capital.'The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has allowed outside powers to leverage their influence through debt diplomacy, creating vulnerabilities for India. Similarly, frequent shifts in government in South Asia, with changing geopolitical equations and ideological views, pose another major challenge. Additionally, a possible convergence of interests between China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh may have security implications for regional stability and dynamics', CDS Gen Chauhan said during the event.
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