Bangladesh Army

[eastwatch]

Mr and after increasing to 400000 still it would be lead by Lt. General or 4 Star General

As far as I know there are only eight divisions in the army plus an additional 50,000 (or 100,000?) as reservist. I think, the country's economy cannot probably afford a 400,000 strong troop level, although, there are militia forces at the tune of 1 million or more who are regularly trained by the army to operate small arms.

 

[Zarvan]

As far as I know there are only eight divisions in the army plus an additional 50,000 (or 100,000?) as reservist. I think, the country's economy cannot probably afford a 400,000 strong troop level, although, there are militia forces at the tune of 1 million or more who are regularly trained by the army to operate small arms.

@BDforever says according to his sources you are increasing your Army to 400000 by 2020 and according to all world reports you already have 300000 active Army so won't be surprised if it reaches 400000 by 2020

 

[asad71]

Pakistan's HIT offers to upgrade Bangladeshi MBT fleet
Daksh Nakra, Bangalore- IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
28 May 2014
Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT), Pakistan's state-owned tank and armoured vehicle manufacturing unit, has offered to modernise Bangladesh's ageing T-54/Type 59 and Type 69 main battle tanks (MBTs).

Brigadier GM Qureshi (rtd), director of Budget, Marketing and Procurement at HIT, toldIHS Jane'sthe company had offered to upgrade the MBTs to the Al-Zarrar configuration "as per Bangladeshi requirements".

"The options include complete upgrade of the tanks or priority-based upgrade of power pack and transmission coupled with protection system or installation of new fire-control system with battle management system," he said. "The dialogue is in progress with Bangladesh to assess their requirements and we have the capability and flexibility to deliver any type of comprehensive solution."

Pakistan's HIT offers to upgrade Bangladeshi MBT fleet - IHS Jane's 360

 

[asad71]

Fyi, BA regularly sends officers and NCOs to the Armor School at Nawshera for training courses.

 

[BDforever]

Bangladesh Army personnel with thermal sight in APC

 

[asad71]

BA should look towards JV with China on Wheeled and Tracked APC, MBT, Self propelled Howetzers and also to help BD to have their own local commercial automotive industries.

BA are already assembling Chinese and Japanese vehicles. We have a top class tank workshop built by the Chinese. But you are right of course; we need to JV with others.Depending on the political situation we need to JV with Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, China and S Korea.

 

[BDforever]

New pictures of MBT2000

News feed:

The Bangladesh Army is standardising its inventory of 4×4 utility vehicles, cargo trucks, troop transport trucks, artillery tractors, tank transporters, wreckers and field workshop trucks in an effort to streamline logistics in the force. In this regard BMTF is in discussion with a number of foreign vehicle makers regarding these programs, namely China’s Sinotruk and Taian who have an extensive product line of off road heavy duty military trucks in 4×4, 6×6 and 8×8 range.
Of these companies Taian has already provided the Bangladesh Army the 16-ton TAS-5270A 6×6 heavy duty chassis for a large number of guided multiple barrel rocket launchers that are being pressed in to service. Sinotruk (Howo) also has some limited presence in Bangladesh’s commercial vehicle sector.
Under the deal, BMTF would be looking to assemble the trucks and utility 4×4′s from Completely Knocked Down (CKD) kits initially before manufacturing at least 50% of the vehicle components and spares in Bangladesh to cope with the rising need for heavy duty military vehicles within the armed forces as the military expands rapidly. Currently the Army managed to standardise 3-ton Arunima Bolyan trucks (troop transporter, water bowser, mobile communications truck, field workshop, ambulance) and 1-ton Toyota Land Cruiser 4×4 (patrol vehicle, weapons platform, armoured patrol vehicle, ambulance, field workshop) by assembling and manufacturing parts through its heavy vehicles factory, the Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory (BMTF).
Bangladesh is developing its defence industries with view of self-sufficiency. This is supporting by an economy growing at an average of 6% for the past decade.

 

[asad71]

Turkey and Korea is better.....

Why not BA manufacture MBT-2000 and join in the program and sell their old Tanks to PA which is more keen to upgrade it in to Al-Zarrar.

Good idea, though requires conducive political climate.

 

[BDforever]

Good idea, though requires conducive political climate.

and from where money will come ?

 

[BDforever]

Bangladesh army's BOV M11 & kamaz support trucks

 

[asad71]

and from where money will come ?

Will money be such a problemin such a JV? Naah!!

 

[asad71]

BDs should welcome GCC investment for Mineral Explorations and Power Generation along Agriculture in BD.

Unfortunately we do not have the right party in power to attract Ummah's attention.

 

[imkhasif]

Bangladesh Army personnel with thermal sight in APC

I guess this is NVG not Tharmal sight

 

[proka89]

BDforever

In the newest number of the Serbian military magazine Arsenal, they wrote that Bangladesh is interested in Lazar 2. They didn't say anything else about that, and i am not sure if is true or not, but owner of that magazine is Serbian ministry of defence.

 

[BDforever]

BDforever

In the newest number of the Serbian military magazine Arsenal, they wrote that Bangladesh is interested in Lazar 2. They didn't say anything else about that, and i am not sure if is true or not, but owner of that magazine is Serbian ministry of defence.

awesome ! ! thanks for this great news