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Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen meets Prime Minister's Defence Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam at his office at the Armed Forces Division (AFD) in Dhaka Cantonment today. 15 March 2026. Photo: BSS

Chinese envoy pays courtesy call on PM's defence adviser

Prime Minister's Deputy Press Secretary Zahidul Islam Rony confirmed the matter.

Representational image of the Indian military. Photo: Reuters

India reveals strategic roadmap for modernising its military

A boy's face is seen through the Indian national flag during Independence day celebrations in Mumbai, India, August 15, 2018/ Reuters

India hikes defence budget by 15%

At the meeting, held in the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on 8 January/ Screengrab

Bangladesh air chief meets Pakistan army chief, discusses defence cooperation

Photo: UNB

Canada eyes broader engagement with Bangladesh’s defence institutions

The signing ceremony between Bangladesh Air Force and Leonardo S.p.A at at the Air Force Headquarters in Dhaka on 9 December 2025. Photo: Bangladesh Air Force/Facebook

Air Force signs LOI with Italy's Leonardo for Eurofighter Typhoon procurement

Illustration: TBS

Bangladesh plans $2.2b purchase of 20 Chinese J-10 fighter jets

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embrace each other on the day they sign a defence agreement, in Riyadh on 17 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

What the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia defence pact means for the world

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embrace each other on the day they sign a defence agreement, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2025. Photo: Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

What foreign analysts have to say about Pak-Saudi defence deal

Wreckage of Ghana military helicopter crash in Ashanti region on Wednesday. Photo: Collected

Ghana's defence minister, 7 others killed in helicopter crash

US President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters

NATO allies agree on new defence spending target at 5%

Neodymium is used to make the powerful magnets used in loudspeakers and computer hard drives. Photo: Getty Images

China's rare earth export curbs expose US vulnerability in tech and defence sectors

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement on plans to strengthen the European defence industry and the EU's military capabilities, in Brussels, Belgium March 4, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

EU Commission proposes joint borrowing as part of 800 billion euro defence plan