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Written by Abu Rushd
We start off this issue with a discussion by Fakhrul Islam on the current tensions raging between America, its regional allies and Iran. It discusses the conflicts in the region and the geostrategic imperatives that fuel them along with the regional ambitions of Iran... ...
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Written by Diplomatic Correspondent
Beijing Sees Solution to Rohingya Crisis in BCIM Implementation
China views a “very good solution” to the Rohingya crisis in the process of implementing the BCIM (Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar) Economic Corridor stressing that its “real solution” lies in development... ... Increased interoperability of Land Forces with allies and partners: a Bangladesh perspective15/6/2019
Written by General Aziz Ahmed, BSP, BGBM, PBGM, BGBMS, psc, G
 Chief Of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed Met US Army Pacific Commander General Robert B. Brown at Hawaii on May 22, Photo Credit: ISPR
In the context of today’s complex operational environment, interoperability is a measure of the degree to which various organisations or individuals are able to operate together to achieve a common goal. Commonly, interoperability involves parameters like standardisation, integration and cooperation. Interoperability specifics, however, are not well defined... ...
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 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina And Prime Minister Shinzo Abe At The Japanese Prime Minister’s Office On May 2, Photo Credit: PID
With a mission to further deepen the economic cooperation and taking the bilateral relation to a strategic level, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made a 3-day visit to Japan on May 28-31. During this visit, Japan reassured its support to Bangladesh in its development journey by signing 40th ODA deal involving US$ 2.5 billion for implementing four projects in Bangladesh. Japan also reaffirmed its commitment to find a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis... ...
Written by BDJ Desk
 The First Of Two Corvettes On Order For The Pakistan Navy Was Launched On 17 May At The Facilities Of Dutch Shipbuilder Damen In Galati, Romania, Photo Credit: Pakistan Navy
On 17 May 2019, Damen Shipyards launched the first of two Pakistan Navy (PN) 2,300-ton corvettes from its facilities in Galati, Romania. The first ship – previously termed an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) – has a displacement of 2,300 tons. These ships are slated to join the PN by end of 2019, and will serve as a multi-mission corvette. The second ship will join the PN fleet by mid-2020... ...
Written by Fakhrul Islam
 Photo Credit: Foreign Policy Research Institute
“Whoever controls the Indian Ocean will dominate Asia, the destiny of the world will be decided on its waters.” The great American geostrategic thinker who outlined the geostrategic future and predicted the conflicts that the United States will face in the centuries to come was not far off, rather on point, when he remarked the above about the Indian Ocean in the late 1800s... ...
Written by BDJ Desk
 The United Nations (UN) Has Honoured 12 Fallen Peacekeepers From Bangladesh Who Lost Their Lives On Duty In 2018, Photo Credit: Bangladesh Permanent Mission At UN.
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers observed in Bangladesh like elsewhere across the globe in a befitting manner on May 29. The day is observed every year across the world, aiming to underscore the importance of maintaining global peace, pay tribute to those involved in the peacekeeping missions and honor the UN peacekeepers who sacrificed their lives for ensuring global peace... ...
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 The United Nations (UN) Has Honoured 12 Fallen Peacekeepers From Bangladesh Who Lost Their Lives On Duty In 2018, Photo Credit: Bangladesh Permanent Mission At UN.
The United Nations (UN) has honored 12 fallen Bangladeshi peacekeepers who sacrificed their lives on duty in 2018 in various parts of the world to ensure global peace under the aegis of the UN peace operations.
The UN awarded ‘Dag Hammarskjold Medal’ to 119 fallen peacekeepers from 27 member states to honor their supreme sacrifice, among those fallen heroes, 12 were from Bangladesh... ...
Written by BDJ Desk
 The Belgorod Nuclear Powered Submarine, Photo Credit: OLEG KULESHOV/GETTY IMAGES
On April 23rd, Russia launched the world’s longest submarine, the special mission submarine Belgorod. Designed to support a variety of military missions, including the Poseidon long-range strategic nuclear torpedo, which was previously known as Status-6 AKA Kanyon, the sub is by far larger than anything operated by any other naval force, including the U.S. Navy... ...
Written by BDJ Desk
 Turkey’s Largest Military Exercise, 'Sea Wolf' (Denizkurdu) 2019 Held By Turkish Naval Forces Command Offshore Antalya, Turkey On May 14, 2019. Photo Credit: Suleyman Elcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Military exercise, Sea Wolf (Denizkurdu) 2019, was held by the Turkish Navy simultaneously in three seas, including the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea.
The exercise, supervised by the Turkish navy, will ran from May 13 through May 25 in the eastern Mediterranean, Aegean and Black Sea with 131 warships, 57 warplanes and 33 helicopters and participation of 25,900 military personnel. During the drill, Turkish Naval Forces carried out strategic and operational exercise with scenarios similar to crisis-tension situations and wartime maneuvers... ... |