Defence

India is closely monitoring all developments in Bangladesh, particularly those related to India’s security, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in New Delhi on Friday amid discussion over Bangladesh potentially joining the Mecca Defence Pact. A journalist raised the issue

Bangladesh is considering to join the Mecca Defense Pact, a defence alliance involving Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, State Minister for Foreign Affairs (2) Shama Obaid Islam has said. The government will assess the pact’s potential benefits for the country’s interests, economy and people before

Bangladesh and Japan have discussed a range of issues of mutual interest, with particular emphasis on expanding bilateral military and defence cooperation, during a courtesy meeting between Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam and Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Sa

China has expressed interest in giving Bangladesh full support to advance the proposed China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor (CMBEC), which would link China’s Yunnan province with Myanmar and Bangladesh. The announcement came in a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement issued after bilateral talks