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You need to getting the idea on how procurement of any platform will always be accompanied by another support and infrastructure items. Even if you bought the exact same of fighter like the previous one you had, let said, Mig 29 you must considering the limit and ability of your current infrastructure to hold and maintain them. If Bangladesh is full of dough like what you said, there is no need for your Air Force to keep, maintain and bought such oldies like F-7 BGI in first place as stop gap unit. Not to mention, Bangladesh Air Force had other priorities besides fighter, like what the Hercules and other carrier fleets you had is very old and need replacement ASAP, more modern Ground radar unit and station to augment your early detection capability and so on.
For Myanmar, if they can bought more Mig-29 fighter, they will not to chose JF-17 at first place. So funding is a big issue for them
As far as I know, BD is urgently needing 2 squadron of fighters, one maritime strike group and another air superiority multirole. Last time our air chief said that they are actually more concerned about weapons suite and avionics not the delivery platform itself. They are shopping around. BD usually buy on credit and I am sure they could pull some 4 billion dollar from either Russia or Chinese and can be paid back in a decade or so.
See, that argument may work for Myanmar as we actually have to plan for far bigger threats like Thailand but it doesn't work for you as the only other country you face is India and there's no chance of anything meaningful against them. So your only objective is to attempt parity with us (which you don't have). Don't be a clown all your life, iadjani, spreading your deluded ideas about the world. Just answer the question.
I dont think BD ever tried to have parity with you unless BD would had bought everything that you bought from AD to tank or even ships. Its the other way around. When we asked China to deliver us two 2nd hand frigates, your general rushed brought 2 junks from them before we got them. Then when we ordered Yak you also rushed and bought Yak, I can show you 100s of example.