This was truly an excellent article.
The author made some really great points and showed a profound level of understanding of the reasons why Bangladesh does not take its military capability as an important priority.
It is shameful that this is still the case after 2017.
As I said before...
Bro you bring too much "nuanced" truth to the table.
Some of the folks on this thread are either obtuse or intellecutally dishonest.
And the title of the thread is absolutely correct.
As Bangladesh becomes a more relevant nation, engagement by the US will increase.
We are seeing this now.
What I would hope is Bangladesh would use this to further its own interests as a nation.
What unfortunately will happen is that the powers that be will use it to further THEIR OWN...
I was refering to the mid-70's to late 80's.
I say this because my uncle was among the first in that wave that settled in the NYC area along with people like him. i.e. pharmacists, dentists and doctors.
The rest of his relatives and friends came over as well in the following years.
Settled...