Bangladesh military 57th most-powerful in the world

[TopCat]

Look Forces Goal 2030 is a wishlist, not even a shopping list. Forces Goal 2030 is not defence doctrine neither a military policy. It is a whitewash by the Military elite to convince people we are doing good. Although the ground reality is Bangladesh military is in backfoot.

I do not discount the fact AL government made progress in the economic sector and defence sector as well. However, both economic and defence sectors are dynamic. The progress in Bangladeshi defence sector is pretty slow, and regional militaries are ramping up the progress. Bangladesh cannot keep up due to the geopolitical environment and incompetent military officers. Bangladesh military has many commercial interests at home not to mention UN peacekeeping police aboard.

Regional military such as Malaysia with similar budgetary allocation made many signs of progress in the defence sector. The brains of Bangladesh military leadership stuck at UN peacekeeping and commercial interest that they cannot get out of it. Last I heard Bangladesh Army wants to operate a taxi company in Dhaka. This is unthinkable to me that a military organisation wants to operate taxi services.

None of the members here in the defence forum cannot comprehend how much incompetent those military officers are?

This is what our Air Chief was doing on March 5/2018 when Myanmar made a massive troops build up on the border.

His colleague is Mahfuzur Rahman of ATN the bull of Iva Rahman.

Nothing else to say.

 

[Avicenna]

Lol, I hardly posts on Bangladesh related topics, unless it has something to do with Pakistan. I don't know where did all you guys found sarcasm from. I have repeatedly said in other threads also, for us Pakistanis, it doesn't actually matters if Bangladesh goes downwards or if goes upwards. Most Pakistanis will want Bangladesh to progress because it is another Muslim nation in the world. But you and other similar members can keep your heads buried in 71.

@UKBengali @Avicenna

Hey man if you were sincere in that post then please accept my apologies.

I, and I would assume many other Bengalis want a strong and prosperous Bangladesh as well as a strong and prosperous Pakistan.

Its way past time to move past 1971 to face the challenges of the future.

 

[ghost250]

Last I heard Bangladesh Army wants to operate a taxi company in Dhaka. This is unthinkable to me that a military organisation wants to operate taxi services.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1272211
50 commercial entities being run by armed forces

https://www.aljazeera.com/focus/pakistanpowerandpolitics/2007/10/2008525184515984128.html
Pakistani army's '$20bn' business

 

[TopCat]

https://www.dawn.com/news/1272211
50 commercial entities being run by armed forces

https://www.aljazeera.com/focus/pakistanpowerandpolitics/2007/10/2008525184515984128.html
Pakistani army's '$20bn' business

Dude PK and MM both are military country, they squeezed everything they can from the people. The war doctrine for both the country is "Live of the Land".

BD is not like that. No enterprise is run by military in USA/China/Russia/Korea or any other country.
So dont bring bad example for us to follow.

 

[araberuni7]

@shourov323

So if MA and PA run red light district so Bangladesh should be following that? In fact Myanmar Army runs camps to torture their own women. There are video tapes of MA in internet and UN human rights commission of harassment of women. In fact, Indian Army and Pakistan Army soldiers were infected with HIV during UN peacekeeping mission.
You are suggesting that Bangladesh should follow suite!

 

[SipahSalar]

Decades of fighting rebels, still they didnt win against them. Fighting against bare foot rebels with AKs and full fledged army are different things.

Not being able to beat rebels does not mean they are not able to fight against conventional military. US hasn't been able to beat taliban and lost in vietnam, that doesn't mean they will perform poorly vs conventional threats.

 

[Centaur]

Dude PK and MM both are military country, they squeezed everything they can from the people. The war doctrine for both the country is "Live of the Land".

If Bangladesh Army war to do business with there hard earning.money, I have no idea what's the problem?
Most if them don't eat pure halal money I believe.
Even teachers to private tuitions in order to earn extra cash. Doctors practice outside there job , then why Army do you want to.put restrictions on Army folks I have no idea.

 

[Mage]

Not being able to beat rebels does not mean they are not able to fight against conventional military. US hasn't been able to beat taliban and lost in vietnam, that doesn't mean they will perform poorly vs conventional threats.

Well, it is always tough for the invading force. It is safe to say that BD can't win in Myanmar soil. Similarly Myanmar can't win in BD soil either. Invading a country with a hostile population is very very tough. Only Germans made it look easy in WW2. Without Nukes even India will find it very hard to capture significant parts of BD.

 

[Centaur]

https://www.dawn.com/news/1272211
50 commercial entities being run by armed forces

https://www.aljazeera.com/focus/pakistanpowerandpolitics/2007/10/2008525184515984128.html
Pakistani army's '$20bn' business

Sobai sob business korbe vai khali Bangladesh Army re phul ( flower) nia March kora lagbe. Shahid qadrir kobita porchen na? Tomar jonno priotoma eita?

 

[Mage]

If Bangladesh Army war to do business with there hard earning.money, I have no idea what's the problem?
Most if them don't eat pure halal money I believe.
Even teachers to private tuitions in order to earn extra cash. Doctors practice outside there job , then why Army do you want to.put restrictions on Army folks I have no idea.

Army is not a business organization. Getting Armed force into business is a bad idea. Because civilian businessmen won't be able to compete with them. It will create a monopoly.

 

[TopCat]

If Bangladesh Army war to do business with there hard earning.money, I have no idea what's the problem?
Most if them don't eat pure halal money I believe.
Even teachers to private tuitions in order to earn extra cash. Doctors practice outside there job , then why Army do you want to.put restrictions on Army folks I have no idea.

If the money were paid to buy weapons (eg. machine tools factory, khulna shipyard etc) then I have no problem. But the money is taken out as army welfare and distributed among the members. It does not do any good for overall defence capability of the country rather it harm it. Remember the Pilkhana massacre, the feud started with the distribution of profit money that BDR earned through selling rice in OMS.

 

[Centaur]

Army is not a business organization. Getting Armed force into business is a bad idea. Because civilian businessmen won't be able to compete with them. It will create a monopoly.

Sweeden er bani off koren apni, eita Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is poor country and Army don't get paid much.
And anyone is free to do business.
The system of EU won't work here. If police can have polwel market then why Army can't have any businesses organization?
All bullshit are just to suppress Army by the sanghi paid bastards.
This OP is one of them, a filthy yellow journalist paid by R&AW.

Those guys are a threat for the existence of Bangladesh. If you are patriot, then don't fall prey to those shushil clowns.
BD Army is the only true organization in this country who are solid.
So if they earn some halal money with their hard earning cash, I not only support them but also encourage them to do so.
Civilians like us will be beneficial because of such business too as if they start anything, surely it will be organized, so service will be much better.

 

[Black_cats]

Sweeden er bani off koren apni, eita Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is poor country and Army don't get paid much.
And anyone is free to do business.
The system of EU won't work. If police has polwel market then why Army can't have?
All bullshit are just to suppress Army by the sanghi paid bastards.
This OP is one of them, a filthy yellow journalist paid by R&AW.

Those guys are a threat for the existence of Bangladesh. If you are patriot, then don't fall prey to those shushil clowns.
BD Army is the only true organization in this country who are solid.
So if they earn some halal money with their hard earning cash, I not only support them but also encourage them to do so.
Civilians like us will be beneficial because of such business too as if they start anything, surely it will be organized, so service will be much better.

Doing business is one thing but involving them in so many Government projects is a bad idea. Government is trying to make Army happy by handing out these projects. In future it may create problem as Army may interfear to get more projects if Government does not give it to them.

 

[TopCat]

Doing business is one thing but involving them in so many Government projects is a bad idea. Government is trying to make Army happy by handing out these projects. In future it may create problem as Army may interfear to get more projects if Government does not give it to them.

I dont mind handing over critical projects to Army to get those done in war footing.
Major highways of USA was done by army. Hitler used army to do the same in Germany. It is alright as long as they are not for profit making but to serve the country. It keeps army fit, busy and disciplined..

 

[Old School]

“Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.” - General George S. Patton , one of greatest generals of modern history.