World Armies - Bangladesh

[Tanu]

are we getting any modern aircraft? like F-18's? or F-22's? Eurofighters?

F-22s r not for export and F18s hav a huge price tag wid strings attached 2 it

 

[fatman17]

why r we discussing the needs of BDAF in the BD Army thread!

 

[Tanu]

i think BAF should induct gripen fighters.dey hav da lowest maintainence cost and dey cant take off and land from a highway...can b refuelled and ready for flight in jus 5 min....however taxes hav 2 b paid for dese...i heard bangladesh is preparing 2 produce F-7s and Mi171s locally wid production facilities being set up wid chinese help???any1 can help me wid info on dat?

 

[bd_4_ever]

i think BAF should induct gripen fighters.dey hav da lowest maintainence cost and dey cant take off and land from a highway...can b refuelled and ready for flight in jus 5 min....however taxes hav 2 b paid for dese

To induct an aircraft, it must be offered to us first....i am not sure whether they are available for BAF....

i heard bangladesh is preparing 2 produce F-7s and Mi171s locally wid production facilities being set up wid chinese help???any1 can help me wid info on dat?

Nothing has been heard of it, all we do right now is overhaul and not produce....btw, what was your source of this news....??


Cheers!!!

 

[Tanu]

To induct an aircraft, it must be offered to us first....i am not sure whether they are available for BAF....



Nothing has been heard of it, all we do right now is overhaul and not produce....btw, what was your source of this news....??


Cheers!!!

umm i dont realli remember dat read it long time ago dats y i asked for info but yea some news papers say we r building 2 overhauling plants for F7 and Mi

 

[bd_4_ever]

umm i dont realli remember dat read it long time ago dats y i asked for info but yea some news papers say we r building 2 overhauling plants for F7 and Mi

It would be good if you can provide few links of that news....


Cheers!!!

 

[Tanu]

It would be good if you can provide few links of that news....


Cheers!!!

we r inducting a AWACS check dis news ASIAN DEFENCE: Bangladesh Air Force seeks to purchase fighter trainer aircraft and simulators for fighter planes and helicopters

 

[Tanu]

hey according 2 wiki bd army is converting 300 T-59s 2 Al zarar in bd armys 902 heavy workshop but i dont realli think da contracts still available. will da present gov allow dis??? btw check da link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Zarrar:what:

 

[Banglar Lathial]

Bangladesh army is of little use as it is, poorly equipped, poorly paid, poor government.

 

[integra]

Bangladesh army is of little use as it is, poorly equipped, poorly paid, poor government.

WTF? They are among the highest paid ones who gets free property in a
cramped up city. Poor governance doesn have anything to do with our Army.
And weapons, do you want them to fire laser guns?

 

[Zabaniyah]

WTF? They are among the highest paid ones who gets free property in a
cramped up city. Poor governance doesn have anything to do with our Army.
And weapons, do you want them to fire laser guns?

2nd Lt. get Tk. 11,000 per month (starting). But they get good rations and property.

I once visited the Sarvar province in Dhaka, the whole area is held by the army. Nothing but trees there. There are many areas like this held by the navy, air force and BGB. An awful lot of land of no practical use.

I think our military should be reformed into a truly professional and world-class force.

Compared to India, China or even Burma, our military overall is not that well-equipped and judging from the Pilkhana tragedy, I doubt if its well-organized.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

They get property?

What exactly?

A good pay I would say.

A good deal they have one has to concede.

However, Lathial says they are poorly paid etc and gives a grim picture.

Who is correct, Zabanya or Lathial?

 

[Arko]

They get property?

What exactly?

A good pay I would say.

A good deal they have one has to concede.

However, Lathial says they are poorly paid etc and gives a grim picture.

Who is correct, Zabanya or Lathial?

Defence Officers Housing Scheme (DOHS)...........i am not sure of the full form.........its what they are called.......

Each officer gets approximately 3-4 kathas (local area measurement unit, enough to build 2500-3000 square feet apartments) of land in and around Dhaka city. These lands are extremely valuable (worth crores in BDT). In Dhaka where planned residential areas are hard to find, these DOHS are more of a role model for the rest of the country; they are highly planned and the older ones like BARIDHARA DOHS have actually turned out to be posh areas......way out of reach of normal publics affordability (land prices in Dhaka are exorbitant, and are increasing at astonishing rates).

Considering the fact that even a Lt Gen gets 42K BDT ($580 approximately) as basic salary, it is a considerable reward the officers are getting paid.............with that kind of a salary, for his entire service time, he wont be able to afford land like that...........it would take more than 30 years of salary at that level to buy a 1.5 crore (considering the cheapest possible rate, the real price should be way more than that). This shows that if you actually serve loyally, you are really going to be rewarded (considering the fact that it is coming from a resource poor country like BD)

Check out the link army.mil.bd/node/417

You cannot say they are poorly paid.........comparing to other government services, military as a whole are better off.........apart from the salaries, they also get to have RATIONS, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE and various other facilities that others can only dream about. One cannot expect to get more from the state. One should not whine about it. But it is always true that the salaries are far lower than the private sector........but then again, most officers get to serve under UN, whereby earning a decent amount in about a couple of years.

However, it can always be said that our army needs to be better equipped. There is no limit in ones wishes or imaginations. However, we need to think logically. Military expenditure does not earn a dime for us (only a few R&D schemes may turn out to be money churners, but that only is applicable for developed nations with huge resource base) and is actually a loss making entity. It is spent only due to an IN CASE factor. I am not advocating against it, but merely stating the facts and believe we should try to bring a harmony between our military and development expenditure........... Over the long run, development spending is going to pay out.

We live in a county where less than half a click away from the PM's residence, beggars, drug junkies and all sorts of similar things are seldom seen. It does not fit us to show off our military muscle while half of the country starves. We do need to protect our country from threats, both foreign and local........we need to ensure our development is more balanced, so that it can last. We however, do not want our country resort to the same philosophy as Myanmar........ we may be able to afford a much stronger military, but that will come at a price.......at the price of the poor people's food, clothing and shelter........ it will be at the price of the the young children's education, their healthcare. It might not seem much of a patriotic to some people, who seem to be blinded of their country's mis-fortuned half who barely manages to get on with their life..........and would always be attracted by the more glorious and glamorous military powers.

And I believe the same thing works with even USA..........even when US spends trillions of dollars on wars who's worth is questionable, USA cannot brag that poverty is non-existent in their country. Should not they concentrate more upon their own country rather that poking around all over the world.

Hope I did not hurt anyone's sentiment.

Thanks

 

[mil-avia]

A Bangladeshi engineer building a tank for the Army :

 

[mil-avia]

Tanks and armoured vehicles of Bangladesh Army :

Type. . . . . Role. . . . .Total
Type 55/59. . MBT . . . . . .100
Type 69 . . . MBT . . . . . . 80
Type 62 . . . Light Tank. . . 40
BTR 70. . . . APC . . . . . . 55
BTR 80. . . . APC . . . . . .130
YW-531. . . . APC . . . . . . 50
RN-94 . . . . APC . . . . . . .9
MT-LB . . . . APC . . . . . . 20
Al-Fahd . . . IFV . . . . . . 55


This table taken from post # 29


Related post # 602 of another thread : Aircrafts of Bangladesh Army (table & photos)