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June 2019: from editor’s desk

15/6/2019

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Written by Abu Rushd
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​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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Diplomatic round-up: Beijing sees solution to Rohingya crisis in BCIM implementation

15/6/2019

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Written by Diplomatic Correspondent
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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... ...


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Increased interoperability of Land Forces with allies and partners: a Bangladesh perspective

15/6/2019

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Written by General Aziz Ahmed, BSP, BGBM, PBGM, BGBMS, psc, G
PictureChief 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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PM visits to Japan: Tokyo reassures its support to Dhaka’s development journey by US $2.5 billion deal

15/6/2019

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Written by Diplomatic Correspondent
PicturePrime 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... ...


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Damen Shipyard launched Pakistan Navy’s corvette

15/6/2019

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Written by BDJ Desk
PictureThe 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... ...


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Iran: a pale shadow of the Achaemenids

15/6/2019

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Written by Fakhrul Islam
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​“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... ...


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International Day of UN Peacekeepers observed in Bangladesh

15/6/2019

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Written by BDJ Desk
PictureThe 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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UN honors 12 fallen Bangladeshi peacekeepers at Peacekeepers Day

15/6/2019

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Written by Diplomatic Correspondent
PictureThe 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... ...


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Russia's Arctic research submarine

15/6/2019

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Written by BDJ Desk
PictureThe 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... ...


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Turkish holds naval exercise Sea Wolf

15/6/2019

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Written by BDJ Desk
PictureTurkey’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... ...


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