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Multi-role fighter aircraft x 16 [Confirmed unofficially as EFT] Attack helicopter x 8 [Confirmed officially as AH-64E] Primary trainers x 24 [Confirmed by Law Minister at Parliament] Light transport aircraft x 2 [Confirmed by Law Minister at Parliament] Guided missile frigate x 6 [Built under CDDL] Offshore patrol vessel x 6 [Built under CDDL] Anti-submarine warfare helicopter x 2 [MH-60R confirmed officially in pipeline] VVIP helicopter x 3 [Advertised, under negotiation for AW101] Utility helicopter x 2 [Confirmed as Bell 429 officially] Light tanks x 44 [Confirmed as VT-5 officially] MRAP x 50 [Confirmed as International MaxxPro Dash officially, deal already signed] MRAP mounted jammers x 15 [Confirmed by Law Minister at Parliament] Air surveillance radar x 2 [Confirmed by Law Minister at Parliament] Counter-drone radar x 2 [Confirmed by Law Minister at Parliament] This is the month of January ending. More to come.

I have no qualms about starting formal, mutually beneficial ties with the state of Israel. Bangladesh doesn't have to be like India, it doesn't need to play a double standard game. It can be far more effective in relation to the Palestinian statehood than it can by simply not recognizing a country that already exists. And let me remind you, Israel does not just simply exist, it thrives, its powerful, its a useful country. Bangladesh could effectively neuter India using Israeli equipment and tactics against the much larger Indian Army, that is an analogue to the Syrian Arab republic's army.

Bangladesh Navy is purchasing brand new helicopters through FMS route and not EDA (surplus).

The Coronavirus is not going to go away. It might turn in to a seasonal flu type deal so vaccination will be the mainstay to combat it. Coming back to the economy - I believe governments throughout the world are facing similar crisis - some more than others. Countries we thought had the right capabilities to handle any crisis proved to be the weakest whereas some others did well to combat the problems. Diversification of the nation's industries will be important to any economic revival program. You cannot rely on manpower exports and RMG to become a major economy. Those things will take you to a certain level but it was never going to be the solution whether or not coronavirus was a factor. Moreover as a country with a population of some 170 million the internal market is huge. Now is the time for innovation and even the defence sector can benefit from timely R&D exercise in partnership with experienced foreign companies. Many countries will be looking for partnerships now as they want to kick start their own economies. It might be a good time to get FTA done.

Upon my astute observance I find there are so many chela's in this forum.

No point following the Arabs around anymore. Sooner or later we will have to forge ties with Israel officially.

1. The comments might have been motivated by information received from Bangladeshis living in US who might have connections to the BNP. 2. The Bangladesh embassy did well to quickly discredit the US senator's comments by pointing out the facts. 3. This is not really about Bangladesh being secular or democratic because the US works with KSA, UAE, Israel and co so there is hardly any effect in reality about democracy or human rights unless you happen to be America's enemy. 4. Once Bangladesh and Boeing for example sign the attack helicopter deal there will be a great deal of support coming in from the very senate because companies such as Boeing are very keen to increase their market footprint around the world including establish new frontier markets in places like Bangladesh and Thailand. Do not worry, we are solid.

Its one thing to sign a contract. And another to have actual delivery of the platform. And then another to achieve IOC. And then to finally have full operational capability. It takes TIME! Forget about 2022. You're looking at much later. Especially if any Western origin new build fighters are the goal.

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Deep sea port project in Matarbari gains pace, Sonadia dropped 'Our neighbouring country Sri Lanka is facing trouble after building a deep sea port with Chinese loans' The government has decided to drop the plan of building a deep sea port in Sonadia, Cox’s Bazar and fast track the proposed deep sea port in Matarbari. Official sources confirmed to Dhaka Tribune on Wednesday that the move came after giving consideration to the vulnerability of the ecosystem of Sonadia island, which was declared an Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) back in 1999. But sources also hinted that some geopolitical considerations also came into play. At the 5th meeting of the Fast Track Project Monitoring Committee, held at the Prime Minister’s Office on January 19, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that there would be no deep sea port in Sonadia as such construction would damage the ecological balance of the area, a meeting source told this correspondent. It was expected that China would provide funds to build Sonadia deep sea port and a feasibility study was carried out to this end back in 2009. But eventually no Sino-Bangla deal was struck all these years. The US, China and India, all global and regional big economies, have their diverse perspectives centring on the Bay of Bengal zone. Seeking anonymity, a government policymaker told Dhaka Tribune: “We do not want to get involved in regional politics, which may affect our country’s development. Besides, Bangladesh is surrounded by some big foreign deep sea ports, so we do not need to build a shipping terminal here. At the same time, Japan is developing the Matarbari area for an LNG terminal. We can easily develop Matarbari as a deep sea port. That’s why the government changed the decision of constructing a deep sea port in Sonadia.” “Our neighbouring country Sri Lanka is facing trouble after building a deep sea port with Chinese loans. Now China (China Merchants Ports Holding Company having 70 percent leasing stake) has a large stake at this port. So we were cautious about taking Chinese credit for Sonadia,” explained the policymaker. On January 18, China and Myanmar signed 33 memoranda of understanding (MoUs), agreements, protocols and exchange letters, including concession agreements and shareholders’ agreement, regarding the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone Deep Sea Port Project in Myanmar. During a two-day visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping sealed the deep sea port deal in Kyaukpyu area, which is located in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State that borders Bangladesh to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the west. Experts note that Bangladesh’s dropping of the Sonadia port project encouraged Beijing to look to building an alternative deep-sea port in Myanmar for this region, while India is constructing a road network through its seven-sister region to access the deep-sea port in Myanmar. Dr Amena Mohsin, who teaches international relations at the University of Dhaka, told Dhaka Tribune: “I think Bangladesh is now doing global economic diplomacy. Recent trends show that the country wishes to move forward from its old diplomatic tactics. Previously, Bangladesh used to practice the same pattern of pro-India or pro-China diplomacy but now its strategies are changing.” “China didn’t stand beside Bangladesh in resolving the Rohingya crisis. Rather, China always lent support to Myanmar on the issue. I think this Chinese strategy also forced Bangladesh to think otherwise,” elaborated Dr Amena Mohsin. Matarbari port project gaining pace Two days after the decision to drop the Sonadia deep sea port project, the Chief Representative of the Bangladesh Office of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Hitoshi Hitara, met State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury at the latter’s secretariat office on January 21. A press release issued by the shipping ministry states, “Matarbari port is a highest priority project of the government. We are going to place this project before the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) meeting soon, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury told Hitoshi Hirata.” Talking to Dhaka Tribune, Khalid Mahymud Chowdhury said, “Usually if a sea port is of over14-meter depth, it is considered a deep sea port. The Matarbari port is going to be 19 meters deep. In a sense we can use it as a deep sea port.” Officials of the shipping ministry said the primary cost of Matarbari port development is estimated to be Tk.17,777.16 crore. JICA and Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) will construct it jointly. Of the amount, JICA will provide Tk 12,892.76 crore, the Bangladesh government Tk 2,671.15 crore and the CPA Tk 2,213.94 crore. The timeframe of this project is from 2020 to 2024. According to the plan, two jetties having a capacity of handling 8,000 TUEs (twenty-foot equivalent units) would be readied at Matarbari. The jetties will make possible the handling of more than three times the 2,500 TUEs daily now being handled at Chittagong Port. How the business hub will look The JICA team also shared a drawing, ‘Future image of Moheshkhali-Matarbari area,’ at Tuesday’s meeting at the shipping ministry. Dhaka Tribune has collected a copy of that image. A graphic presentation of the proposed project gives a beautiful look of the project site and its adjoining areas, having a 28km four-lane road with 17 bridges. The total length of the bridges is estimated to be nearly 7km. Additionally, a number of high-rises will be constructed there, to facilitate all kinds of works and accommodation. Once completed, the project is expected to draw a number of tourists to the once remote island. Member (Administration and Planning) of Chittagong Port Authority, Md Zadar Alam, told this correspondent that the port would be connected to the national highway from Chokoria to Cox’s Bazar. “There will be two jetties: one is a 300-meter multipurpose jetty and the other is a 460-meter container jetty,” he added.

BGB Mi-171E helicopter, yet to be assembled though.

INTERVIEWS Brigadier General Md Tariqul Alam TARIQ, the Defence Attaché of Bangladesh to Turkey: “Turkish companies are winning the tenders for product compatibility, lower price and easy after sale service.” 31 Mart 2020 You can read the interview published in the 80th Issue of MSI Turkish Defence Review here: The defence industry cooperation between Turkey and Bangladesh continues to evolve and strengthen. We talked with Brigadier General Md Tariqul Alam Tariq, the Defence Attaché of Bangladesh to Turkey, who has played a significant role in the development of relations between the two countries, and who was kind enough to take the time to answer our questions about the point achieved in this cooperation. MSI TDR: The Turkish companies participate in various defence and aerospace projects in Bangladesh. Can you give us information about these projects? Brigadier General TARIQ: Many of the Turkish Defence Industries are already engaged with DGDP (Directorate General of Defence Purchase) for the procurement of various defence products of Bangladesh Armed Forces. In the past, Bangladesh Armed Forces procured various defence hardware through DGDP tender or direct purchase under G2G contract. In the recent past, Bangladesh Army procured different types of Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) like Mine Resistance Ambush Protected (MRAP), Tactical (Tac) and Command (Comd) from OTOKAR. A procurement contract has been signed last year between Bangladesh Army and ROKETSAN to procure Multiple Launcher Rocket System (MLRS) for Bangladesh Army. The project is in progress. Besides, many other defence products are being evaluated and procured by Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force from various defence industries of Turkey. MSI TDR: Why did Bangladesh prefer the Turkish companies in these projects? Brigadier General TARIQ: Bangladesh procurement system demands major defence hardware of European standard. As Turkey maintains European/NATO standard in the productions, therefore, Turkish products get standardized fairly easily. To avoid monopoly, Bangladesh Armed Forces follow a transparent and open procurement system where, companies from all over the world are invited to participate tenders. Turkish companies are winning the tenders for product compatibility, lower price and easy after sale service. Team of experts from related defence industries should maintain good contact with three services to plug the communication gap. As the defence products of Turkey maintains international standard with reasonable price, there are fair opportunities to win the open tenders of procurement in Bangladesh. MSI TDR: What defence and aerospace projects will be on Bangladesh’s agenda in the upcoming period? Brigadier General TARIQ: As part of ‘Forces Goal 2030’, Bangladesh Armed Forces is developing its Forces to cope with future requirement. As one of the highest troops contributing countries under Peace Keeping Operations, Bangladesh Armed Forces is maintaining its inventory keeping pace with the present day requirement in the conflicting zones. Bangladesh Armed Forces has been actively participating in United Nations Peace Keeping Operation since 1988. Under long term program (Forces Goal 2030) Bangladesh maintains a balanced defence hardware procurement every year. In that count, Bangladesh Armed Forces studies and evaluates the defence products of Turkish Defence Industries besides other foreign Defence Industries. In future, Bangladesh Armed Forces would be interested on T129 ATAK Helicopter, Light Tank, LAV (Ambulance), 120 mm Mortar, Large Petrol Craft (LPC), Submarine Search and Rescue Vessel, Artillery Ammunition Line, DMR Radio Sets etc. MSI TDR: With this in mind, is there anything you would like to say to the Turkish defence and aerospace sector about the opportunities that are open to them in these projects? Brigadier General TARIQ: Team of experts from related defence industries should maintain good contact with three services to plug the communication gap. As the defence products of Turkey maintains international standard with reasonable price, there are fair opportunities to win the open tenders of procurement in Bangladesh. MSI TDR: Which of Turkey’s current needs can be met by Bangladesh’s defence and aerospace sector? Brigadier General TARIQ: Bangladesh Armed Forces owns number of Defence Industries that may be upgraded to class one industries with the assistance from Turkish Defence Industries. Turkey may produce hardware in Bangladesh with cheaper price than that of their own industries because of cheap skilled manpower and labour. Turkey may venture in this regard. MSI TDR: We, as MSI Turkish Defence Review, publish a monthly defence and aerospace magazine. Do you benefit from this publication? What would you like to say about our magazine? Brigadier General TARIQ: MSI Turkish Defence Review is an informative Magazine in defence sector. The current defence industry projects along with modern technological information can easily be found from this journal. This helps the defence planners and higher Commanders shape their vision in developing own outfits. However, more number of supplementary copies can disseminate information more widely and quickly. MSI TDR: What would you like to say about AMAC Magazine? Brigadier General TARIQ: AMAC Magazine puts up various activities executed by AMAC members throughout the year. It displays National Day, Independence Day, Armed Forces Day etc. of countries with attractive photo and information of the events. The DA’s and MA’s are able to learn other defence activities from this Magazine too. MSI TDR: Is there anything you would like to add? Brigadier General TARIQ: I wish all the best for MSI and AMAC Magazine. On behalf of our readers, we would like to thank Brigadier General Md Tariqul Alam Tariq, the Defence Attaché of Bangladesh to Turkey, for taking the time to answer our questions and for providing us with such valuable information.

Bangladesh Navy and Army have conducted the first ever joint defence exercise with the US and the UK military forces to promote regional stability as well as ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific. https://www.defseca.com/military/tri-nation-special-forces-exercise-held-in-bangladesh/

Italy has formally offered the brand new Eurofighter Typhoon and frigates to the Bangladesh Armed Forces during PMs visit to the country earlier this year.

Well, the main purpose of UNFIL is to keep Hezbollah in check, not the IDF. Of course the IDF would not mind. Regardless, I would like Bangladesh to cooperate with Israel extensively in STEM.

Two Type 053H3 frigates of the Bangladesh Navy visited Port of Klang enroute to Bangladesh.

The Sergeant-Major growled at the young soldier: "I didn’t see you at camouflage training this morning." "Thank you very much, sir."

Bangladesh has won virtually every engagement in war. This is a record few nations can boast and it shows though the country is not a militaristic one it is more than capable of defeating any aggressors.

Thanks for the photos. This is not the first time the Bangladesh Navy warships visited Malaysia. They do it each time when they are ferrying warships from China and also regularly participate in LIMA Exhibitions.

Good morning all. Finally a BDF for BD people. FEELING GREAT ABOUT THIS

Bangladesh’s economy to overtake Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore in 2024 In 2024, Bangladesh will rank as the 30th largest economy in the world, overtaking Malaysia’s rank of 32nd that year Bangladesh is set to become the world's 26th largest economy within the next decade, says a report published by the Centre for Economics and Business Research. In a surprising note, the report predicts that in 2024, Bangladesh will rank as the 30th largest economy in the world, overtaking Malaysia's rank of 32nd that year. Bangladesh's economy ranked 40th largest in 2020, while Malaysia ranked 34th. In 2024, Bangladesh's economy will overtake heavyweights such as Hong Kong (37th), Singapore (38th), Denmark (40th) and Norway (36th). Hong Kong's economy is currently ranked 35th, Singapore 37th, Denmark 39th and Norway 30th. Meanwhile, India is predicted to become the 3rd largest economy in 2034, behind China – which will dominate the global economy, and the USA – which will slip to second position. The London based think tank published The World Economic League Table 2020 on December 26 last year, ranking the world's largest economies. Bangladesh has moved up one notch from its position last year, and has been persistently maintaining its rank as the 2nd largest economy in South Asia, just one-step behind neighbouring India. In 2034, Bangladesh is predicted to have the 25th largest economy in the world. Fueled by a consistent economic growth over the last five years, Bangladesh has leapt from having the 57th largest economy in 2014 to 41st in 2019. The country's average economic growth has been 7.39 percent in the last five fiscal years. Bangladesh even hit a record growth of 8.15 percent in the last fiscal year. Three rapidly growing Asian economies – Philippines, Bangladesh and Malaysia – have been listed as the fastest risers in the table amongst the larger economies. The Philippines rose from 38th place in 2019 to 36th place in 2020, and Malaysia from 35th to 34th during that same period. In 2029, India is predicted to remain the largest economy in South Asia followed by Bangladesh and Pakistan. Whereas, Bhutan, Maldives and Afghanistan will remain at the bottom of the table. With a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) adjusted GDP per capita of $5,028 in 2019, Bangladesh is a lower middle-income country. The economy of the country performed well in 2019, expanding by an impressive 7.8 percent. This, however, is below the 7.9 percent GDP growth recorded in 2018, said the report. The population has risen at a rate of just 1 percent per year since 2014. This means that per capita incomes have grown considerably in recent years. Government debt as a share of GDP rose to 34.6 percent in 2019. This is up from 34 percent in 2018. Despite this increase, the public sector finances remain in good shape. The relatively low debt burden has provided the government with the fiscal headroom to operate a budget deficit of 4.8 percent in 2019. Speaking to The Business Standard, Dr Sayema Haque Bidisha, associate professor of Dhaka University's economics department, said, "Every country goes through a phase where its GDP peaks. Bangladesh is currently going through this phase." Dr Bidisha also serves as a research fellow in the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling. The Centre for Economics and Business Research has been delivering independent economic forecasting and analysis for decades. The centre also publishes the World Economic League Table, which tracks the size of different economies across the globe and projects changes over the next 15 years, up to 2034. In September 2018, the HSBC – in a report on 75 countries titled "The World in 2030" – also projected that Bangladesh will be the 26th largest economy in the world by 2030.

Bangladesh maintains unofficial ties with Israel through third parties such as Singapore. The Bangladesh Army imported Israeli made Spike ATGMs during 2011-2012 and the air force also uses Mi-17 helicopter simulators which are developed by an Israeli company with offices in Singapore. Unfortunately now the Bangladesh Army changed its policies as far as weapons imports are concerned. Due to introduction of standardisation the Army has to inspects the production facilities of the manufacturers for any standardised or significant military equipment. Equipment like Spike are made in Israeli factories and transfer of technology cannot be undertaken so acquisition of Spike and its technology could not be done. Israel also asked Singapore not to export the Spike ATGM to Bangladesh fearing some strong Indian reaction. This has kept the Indians and Islamist's very happy as they are on the same page as far as Israel is concerned.

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State Minister for Public Works visits Bangabandhu Tri-tower project in Purbachal State Minister for Housing and Public Works Sharif Ahmed on Wednesday visited the Bangabandhu Tri-Tower Project site at Purbachal new town area to see the progress of the scheme. During the visit, officials of the consortium of local PowerPac Holdings and Japanese firm Kajima Corporation briefed him about the project’s progress, said a press release of the consortium. During the visit, Housing and Public Works Secretary Shahidullah Khandaker and Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha Chairman Syed Nur Alam accompanied the state minister while Syed Qamrul Islam, Chief Operating Officer and Director (Operations) of Consortium of PowerPac Holdings and Kajima Corporation briefed him. The consortium got the allotment of a total of 114 acres of land in Sector-19 of Purbachal New Township Project from Rajuk, the development authority of capital Dhaka, to build the new commercial hub through an open auction in 2018. The commercial township named ‘Central Business District’ (CBD) will be constructed on over 100 acres of land in the next seven years. It will have a total of 49 skyscrapers, including a 473-metre tall 111-storey iconic Legacy Tower, 71-storey Liberty Tower and 52-storey Language Tower to accommodate business houses in a total space of about 38.441 million square feet (sft). The three towers were named as Bangabandhu Tri-tower. Of the other skyscrapers, each will have a height equivalent to a 40-storey building, the sources said, adding that a large convention centre was also included in the development plan. During the briefing, the PowerPac officials said the project will have an investment of Tk 96,000 crore. Soon after receiving the allotment of the project, PowerPac officials said, they signed a contract with Chinese firm – Power China International Group Ltd – to appoint it as the construction contractor while world’s seventh largest architect company South Korean Heerim Architect and Planners Co Ltd was engaged as the project architect. French firm Archetype Construction Holdings Ltd was engaged for construction and project management while Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) for soil test mobilisation and Price Waterhouse Cooper (PWC) for traffic impact assessment (TIA) and environmental impact assessment (EIA), they said.

12:00 AM, August 30, 2020 / LAST MODIFIED: 02:05 AM, August 30, 2020 Australian biotech firm to set API plant at BSMSN for $30m Jagaran Chakma Australian biotechnology company HA TECH will invest up to $80 million, or roughly Tk 700 crore, to establish a large-scale active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in Bangladesh that could help the country meet its growing demand. "We aim to fulfil the demand for quality APIs in Bangladesh," Abdullah Al Mahmud, executive chairman of HA TECH, told The Daily Star. Initially, the Sydney-based company, which produces APIs mainly for cardiovascular, diabetic, ulcer and oncology applications, will invest $30 million to develop the facility. But within the next five years, the total investment could reach $80 million if the company wants to increase the product range. There are about 10 local companies, including Eskayef, Square, Beacon and Beximco, that produce API materials on a limited scale, according to SM Shafiuzzaman, secretary general of Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI), a collective of about 250 local drug markers. Local production can at best meet 5 or 6 per cent of the annual demand from the pharmaceutical sector, which has only grown in stature with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Monjurul Alam, director for global business development at Beacon Pharmaceuticals. Subsequently, Bangladesh spends about $1.3 billion each year to import APIs from the US, Taiwan, Italy, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, France and the UK. Development works for HA TECH's upcoming state-of-the-art good manufacturing practice (GMP) facility spanning 10 acres on at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) will begin in January, said Paban Chowdhury, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA). HA TECH and BEZA signed the land lease agreement on 25 August. The facility is expected to go into full operation by sometime next year. Securing more foreign direct investment (FDI) for the country's Tk 22,000 crore-pharmaceutical industry, particularly API manufacturing, is crucial for propping up the sector, Chowdhury said. About 98 per cent of the annual domestic demand for pharmaceutical products is met by BAPI members. After meeting the local demand, the products are shipped to 144 different countries. Pharmaceutical shipments rose 4.5 per cent year-on-year to $136 million in fiscal 2019-20 following improvements in product quality and policy support. The National Board of Revenue recently declared that imports of API products, pharmaceutical raw materials and reagents would be exempt of VAT until 2025 in a bid to boost the sector. However, the tax authority also imposed a condition on API producers that require them to spend at least 1 per cent of their annual turnover on research and development projects for them to avail the benefit. The minimum value-addition should be 60 per cent. "Our pharmaceutical sector will contribute to export diversification. Therefore, BEZA always welcomes API manufacturers at economic zones and is ready to roll out the red carpet, if needed," he added. There is a huge potential to invest in API manufacturing in Bangladesh, said Beacon Pharma's Alam. The reason being, the pharmaceutical sector is expected to grow 15 per cent year-on-year to reach $5.1 billion by 2023, propelled by investments from local companies that seek to grab a bigger share of the global market, according to an estimate. Mahmud though is buoyant that HA TECH's facility will become a manufacturing hub for a range of finished pharmaceutical products as well. This includes nucleic acid drugs that use oligonucleotide, which is one of the newest segments of innovative medicine. https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/australian-biotech-firm-set-api-plant-bsmsn-30m-1953261

Eighty five years after Hermann Weyl, a physicist and mathematician, proposed Weyl fermions, a massless particle that also carried an electric charge, a team of scientists led by a Bangladeshi has found its existence.The team at the Princeton University in the USA, led by Zahid Hasan, made the groundbreaking discovery while the journal Science published the results of their research in detail. In a telephone conversation with the Prothom Alo, Zahid mentioned that this discovery will usher in a new era of electronics where the main features will be speedy and accurate. When asked how different the devices in the new era will be, Zahid said, “For example, the mobile phones made using this technology will be less susceptible to heat after longer use. Because, this particle has no mass and it does not wander around like electrons.” “A Weyl semimetal is a crystal which hosts Weyl fermions as emergent quasiparticles and admits a topological classification that protects Fermi arc surface states on the boundary of a bulk sample. This unusual electronic structure has deep analogies with particle physics and leads to unique topological properties,” Zahid’s team said in the abstract of the paper. “We report the experimental discovery of a Weyl semimetal, TaAs. Using photoemission spectroscopy, we directly observe Fermi arcs on the surface, as well as the Weyl fermion cones and Weyl nodes in the bulk of TaAs single crystals. We find that Fermi arcs terminate on the Weyl nodes, consistent with their topological character. Our work opens the field for the experimental study of Weyl fermions in physics and materials science,” it added. “For years, scientists thought neutrinos were Weyl fermions. However, in 1998, physicists discovered neutrinos do have mass and the hunt for Weyl fermions began,” Zahid said. “These results are very exciting for me personally, since I've been involved significantly in the theoretical discovery of Weyl semimetals a few years ago,” said physicist Anton Burkov at the University of Waterloo in an interview of international journal IEEE Spectrum. “It’s very exciting to finally see them discovered experimentally in real materials.” The team of researchers led by physicist Zahid Hasan has detected Weyl fermions within large crystals and also observed that the fermions can only exist within the crystals. However, Zahid thinks they might have to wait around 10 to 20 years for the new era electronics. Graphene has already received vast popularity as an element of new era electronics. People have been producing transistor, optical photo sensor and nanosensor using graphene for a long time. But producing graphene is a troublesome task. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2010 was awarded jointly to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov for the invention of graphene. Prof Arshad Momen, chairman of Dhaka University’s Theoretical Physics department told Prothom Alo, “Weyl semimetal could be used for serving those purposes which are being done by graphene. But, graphene is tough to be produced as it is two-dimensional. In comparison to graphene, Weyl fermion is easy to be produced and changed as it is three-dimensional.” “It looks more attractive to me to hear the existence of Weyl fermion rather than its usages. Echoing Einstein, I can say God has used a wonderful mathematical concept in nature,” Arshad Momen added. Zahid Hasan is the eldest son of lawyer father Rahmat Ali and housewife mother Nadira Begum. He has a younger brother and daughter. He passed his SSC from Dhanmondi Government Boys' High School and HSC from Dhaka College with great results. Zahid studied at Texas University in Austin, USA where he worked under Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg. Steven inspired Zahid to work on experiment-based physics. Later, he started working at Princeton University as a physics teacher. He is now a professor of physics at Princeton University. Zahid received worldwide acclaim last year for his discovery of topological insulator. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Zahid_Hasan#cite_note-65

India's foreign policy is rather shallow and under Modi its becoming more insular because it has withdrawn very much from its international commitments. Hamstrung by US and Israeli alliance it has become a new milking cow for Western military hardware manufacturers who are using their servile agents in India to create a big fear factor in Indian society about the threat from China. From banning of Chinese origin mobile apps to boycott of Chinese products they are going backwards daily. China does not have to defeat India militarily. It will just buy India out of everything. Moreover China will now exploit India's poor relations with its neighbouring countries to further hem it in.

india is yet to use kaliber and russia didnt sell to burma. so put ur heart at ease

Bangladesh doesn’t need India’s army team to deal with COVID-19: Foreign Minister Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said that Bangladesh did not require services of the Indian Army team for containing COVID-19 pandemic. ‘We do not need, rather we are sending teams to different countries,’ the foreign minister told New Age over phone, about an Indian media report on preparations of the Indian Army for deploying troops to several countries including Bangladesh for containing the disease. Bangladesh armed forces have sent medical teams to Kuwait, he said. Bangladesh also extended support to Maldives, Bhutan and China, the foreign minister added. ‘The Indian Army is readying separate teams to be deployed in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan to help those countries boost capabilities to deal with rising cases of coronavirus,’ Indian media The Print reported on Tuesday with reference to the state-owned news agency Press Trust of India. The teams for Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan are being readied as part of India’s policy of extending helping hand to all friendly countries in the region to fight the pandemic. Bangladesh diplomatic sources said that the Indian side did not inform anything about their plan to send Indian Army teams in COVID-19 operations. ‘Publishing a report by Indian state-owned news agency PTI is, however, significant,’ a Bangladesh official said. India has been playing a key role in pushing for a common framework in fighting the pandemic in the SAARC region. As part of its policy to help friendly countries to deal with the pandemic, India is also supplying anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to 55 countries, according to the report. In the neighbourhood, India is sending the drug to Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh Nepal, Maldives, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Myanmar, it added.

প্রদর্শনের জন্য মেট্রোরেলের নমুনা কোচ ঢাকায় বাসস প্রকাশিত ০৮:১৭ রাত ফেব্রুয়ারি ১৭, ২০২০ সাধারণ মানুষের দেখার ও শেখার জন্য কোচটি প্রদর্শিত হবে প্রদর্শনের জন্য মেট্রোরেলের প্রথম কোচ (নমুনা কোচ) রাজধানীর উত্তরার দিয়াবাড়িতে রাখা হয়েছে। নমুনা কোচ হওয়ায় মূল পরিবহন বহরে এটি সংযুক্ত হবে না। সোমবার (১৭ ফেব্রুয়ারি) সকালে মেট্রোরেলের ডিপোর কন্টেইনার থেকে কোচটি বের করা হয়। ঢাকা ম্যাস র‌্যাপিড ট্রানজিট লিমিটেডের (ডিএমটিসিএল) ব্যবস্থাপনা পরিচালক এম এ এন ছিদ্দিক জানান, কোচটি জাপানের মিৎসুবিশি ও কাওয়াসাকি থেকে তৈরি করে আনা হয়েছে। এই কোচ শুধু প্রদর্শন করা হবে। মূল কোচগুলো যে উপাদান দিয়ে যেভাবে তৈরি করা হবে এটিও সেভাবেই তৈরি হয়েছে। উত্তরায় মেট্রোরেলের যে তথ্যকেন্দ্র নির্মাণ করা হচ্ছে সেখানে সাধারণ মানুষের দেখার ও শেখার জন্য কোচটি প্রদর্শিত হবে। তিনি আরও বলেন, উত্তরার দিয়াবাড়িতে মেট্রোরেলের ডিপোর পাশে ভিজিটর সেন্টার নির্মাণের কাজ প্রায় শেষের দিকে। এমআরটি তথ্য ও প্রদর্শন কেন্দ্রের ভেতরেই রাখা হয়েছে নমুনা ট্রেনটি। সেখানেই দর্শনার্থীদের টিকিট কাটা, ট্রেনে চড়া, দাঁড়ানো, ট্রেন থেকে নামা-এসব বিষয়ে ধারণা দেওয়া হবে। প্রদর্শনীর জন্য কোচটি আগামী মাস থেকেই উন্মুক্ত করা হবে। আর যাত্রীবাহী মেট্রোরেলের মূল কোচগুলো ১৫ জুন বাংলাদেশে এসে পৌঁছবে। আগামী ২০২১ সালে বিজয়ের মাসে জনগণ মেট্র্রোরেলে উঠবে বলে আশা প্রকাশ করেন এম এ এন ছিদ্দিক বলেন, "সেই লক্ষ্যমাত্রা মাথায় রেখেই আমরা কাজ করে যাচ্ছি। দেশে আসা মেট্রোরেল ট্রেন সেট জাতীয় পতাকার রঙে সাজানো থাকবে।" https://bangla.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2020/02/17/20229/প্রদর্শনের-জন্য-মেট্রোরেলের-নমুনা-কোচ-ঢাকায়

Its been confirmed the "news" is not genuine however it is true that Myanmar has been trying to purchase the SY-400 for years now as per our own defence sources.

The French Defence Minister Florence Parly is visiting Bangladesh today in a mission to sell Rafale multi-role combat aircraft and unmanned combat aerial vehicles amongst other military hardware. https://www.defseca.com/procurements/france-offers-rafale-fighters-armed-uavs-to-bangladesh/

Mi-171E of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) flying over Dhaka after delivery. PC- 12 DME ARC Aviation photography

বাংলাদেশ সেনা ও নৌবাহিনী, যুক্তরাজ্য ও যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের বিশেষায়িত ফোর্সের অংশগ্রহণে সন্ত্রাস ও জঙ্গীবাদ বিরোধী সম্মিলিত মহড়া ‘থান্ডার ফিস্ট’ অনুষ্ঠিত বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনীর প্যারা কমান্ডো, নৌবাহিনীর বিশেষায়িত ফোর্স সোয়াড্স, যুক্তরাজ্য ও যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের স্পেশাল ফোর্সের অংশগ্রহণে প্রথমবারের মত অনুষ্ঠিত হলো সন্ত্রাস ও জঙ্গীবাদ বিরোধী সম্মিলিত মহড়া ‘থান্ডার ফিস্ট’ ((EX THUNDER FIST)। ২৪ দিনব্যাপী আয়োজিত এ মহড়ায় সন্ত্রাসবাদ দমনে হোস্টেজ রেসকিউ অপারেশান, সন্দেহজনক জাহাজে সার্চ ও সিজার অপারেশান, ইও ডি ও ডেমোলিশান বিষয়ক প্রশিক্ষণ, অত্যাধুনিক অস্ত্র প্রশিক্ষণ এবং কমব্যাট মেডিকেল বিষয়ে প্রশিক্ষণ অন্তভূক্ত ছিল। বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনীর বিশেষায়িত কমান্ডো ফোর্স সোয়াড্স, সেনাবাহিনীর প্যারা কমান্ডো, যুক্তরাজ্য ও যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের স্পেশাল ফোর্সের মধ্যে পারস্পরিক বিশেষ অভিযান পরিচালনার সক্ষমতা এবং এ সংক্রান্ত বিষয়ে পেশাগত জ্ঞান ও দক্ষতা বিনিময় ছিল এ মহড়ার প্রধান লক্ষ্য। মহড়ার সমাপনী অনুষ্ঠান আজ মঙ্গলবার (১০-০৩-২০২০) চট্টগ্রামের পতেঙ্গায় নৌবাহিনীর বিশেষায়িত ফোর্স সোয়াডস ঘুুাটি বানৌজা নির্ভীকে অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। অনুষ্ঠানে বাংলাদেশে নিযুক্ত মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের রাষ্ট্রদূত আর্ল আর. মিলার (Earl R. Miler), সহকারী নৌবাহিনী প্রধান (অপারেশান্স) রিয়ার এডমিরাল এম শাহীন ইকবাল (Rear Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal), ঢাকায় নিযুক্ত ব্রিটিশ হাইকমিশনের ডেপুটি হাইকমিশনার জাভেদ প্যাটেল (Javed Patel) উপস্থিত ছিলেন। এছাড়া মহড়ায় অংশগ্রহণকারী যুক্তরাষ্ট্র, যুক্তরাজ্য এবং সেনা ও নৌবাহিনীর বিশেষায়িত ফোর্সের সদস্যরা উপস্থিত ছিলেন। আমন্ত্রিত অতিথিগণ সফলভাবে মহড়া সম্পন্নের জন্য সংশ্লিষ্ট সকলকে আন্তরিক অভিনন্দন জানান এবং এ ধরণের মহড়ার আয়োজন সম্মিলিত সন্ত্রাস ও জঙ্গীবাদ দমনে বিশেষ ভূমিকা রাখবে বলে সকলে আশাবাদ ব্যক্ত করেন।

These helicopters and hovercraft are intended for Coast Guard but the FSCD is also receiving two Kamov helicopters from Russia as well for the first time.

The Kingdom of Mrauk-U was an independent coastal kingdom of Arakan which existed for over 350 years. It was based in the city of Mrauk-U, near the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal. The kingdom from 1429 to 1785 ruled over what is now Rakhine State, Myanmar and Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. From 1429 to 1531 it was a protectorate of the Bengal Sultanate at different time periods. After gaining independence from Bengal, it prospered with help from the Portuguese settlement in Chittagong. In 1666, it lost control of Chittagong after a war with the Mughal Empire. Its reign continued until the 18th century, when it fell to the invasion of the Burmese Empire. It was home to a multiethnic population with the city of Mrauk U being home to mosques, temples, shrines, seminaries and libraries. The kingdom was also a center of piracy and the slave trade. It was frequented by Arab, Danish, Dutch and Portuguese traders. The kingdom minted currency of taka modeled on the currency of the Bengal sultanate. Mrauk U's population consisted of Muslims and Buddhists alike. There was a sizeable Portuguese presence at a time when Chittagong was a centre for trade by the Catholic Europeans.

We are trialling Mughal ranks for now to practice our tradition and avoid using current military ranks at the same time (as non military personnel should not be accorded with military ranks). Special titles (Forum staff): Amir (Founder) Vakil (Chief Administrator) Wazir (Administrator) Mir Bakshi (Chief Moderator) Sardar (Moderator) Regular member ranks based on post/content count: Chela - 0 Sepoy - 50 Jemadar - 150 Daffadar - 500 Sowar - 1500 Risaldar - 3000 Subedar - 5000 Mansabdar - 10000

A Republiturd complaining about religious persecution is very rich. His own party is the proponent of the Southern Strategy and champions of minority voter suppression and jerrymandering.

Right now MyAF outguns BAF no question. Those SD-10 would present a problem. It seems as if BAF is gonna rely on the Mig-29s for a bit longer and probably indicates any MRCA won't be DELIVERED for quite some time. BD is at a significant disadvantage because of this.

This is a textbook example of how Bangladeshi politics is detrimental to the country's development. Imagine they went ahead with the project 4 years ago, it would've been almost half done at this point and in the next 5 years would've become operational (given that there are no delays) the new airport itself would've eased more congestion in Dhaka than the Metrorail itself (people travelling from Banani-Gulshan-Dhanmondi to Uttara in the morning can testify to that). Pair that up with the new Padma bridge and you get one of the most efficient airport in Bangladesh history. With Biman's extended fleet, we'd be flying to more destinations directly than we could ever imagine.

Hello I am Hasnat Shahriyar Nahin. Thank you for inviting me here and giving me this responsibility! I hope and pray that the future of this forum is bright!

Most Pakistanis will come up with an excuse or ask you why Dhaka is so dirty or that Bangladesh has sex trafficking of women and children. They behave as if there are no prostitutes in Pakistan or as if Bangladeshi economy is run by the sex industry.

I didn't know Bangladesh has a higher defence budget than Malaysia! I see why it can afford AH-64E.

Hello everyone. I am Avicenna from PDF. Happy to join this forum and wish it all the best for the future.

The AH-64E should be summed up as a confidence building measure of sorts to improve defence ties between the two new friends. If the program is executed successfully BAF should request sale of C-17 and P-8 aircraft to shore up transport and ASW capabilities. Navy purchases are easier had from UK or even Italy.

Thanks Syed and Khaled bhai for helping out with my account sign-up issue!