Let's break it down to what we have to play with instead what we can dream off having.
$3.2 Billion in total per year + sum extra cash for Forces Goal Shipping List
Assuming and comparing with regional forces. Please feel free to input and be rational about your position.
Salary for three forces = $600m
Maintaining existing operational capability (cantonment, air base, naval base) = $300m
Maintenance of all military hardware = $300m
Training = $150m
UN Peacekeeping = $200m
Operating BOF, BMTF, KSY and another enterprise = $250m (I am conservative here. it may be more from my experience. let's assume small enterprise)
Funding developmental work and managing project at BOF, BMTF, KSY and another enterprise = $350m
Total = $2.15B
We have left with $1.05B for actual procurement of military hardware for three forces. It's evident that BAF is stretched and tormented by a shortfall of money. But that’s their problem too why are inactive, not active like BN.
@Avicenna BAF is incompetent, PERIOD
Agreed with @BDforever, @Nahid @Major Saheb @ UKBegali
So how the other guys do it when they buy European hardware, for example, Malaysia defence budget USD3.6 and Indonesia defence budget are USD8.17.
The civilian and military organisation are better managed in both regional militaries. Indonesia is better at managing their fund and negotiating with Russian and American. Malaysia is better at managing contract and negotiating with partners to get best out of them. Malaysia always bought fighter jets from America and Russia to balance the power. Malaysia shortlisted Typhoon and Rafale to replace MiG-29. British offered RMAF a generous package of LoC.
Bangladesh has been so focused on China and Russia that they lost track of other ways we can manage the relationship with EU, America and also China/Russia. Bangladeshis aren't well maintained when comes any projects or any procurement regardless of civilian or military projects. Our fundamental understanding of projects is who gets what? We are very nationalist, patriot but not focused on building anything and learning a better way to do our job. We know what we know. We don't care what other know and learn from them quickly for example Indian is learnt that private defence sector works better than public defence sector.
I rather stop now.