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A training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force made an emergency landing at Chittagong airport after one of its tires caught fire this afternoon.
The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Adib, suffered minor injuries during the emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport around...
In order to enhance mobility of rescue operations during emergency periods across the country, Food and Disaster Management Ministry will procure four helicopters, costing 750 million taka.
The ministry has already received opinion from Bangladesh Biman for buying the long-desired...
India plans to repair and upgrade four diesel-electric submarines similar to the Sindhurakshak that sank in August, and two of these submarines will be overhauled in the Russian Federation. Eugene Shustikov, deputy general director of the Zvyozdochka shipyard told RIA Novosti on Tuesday at the...
As India is opting to buy weapon platforms from western countries like US in the last few years, Russia has expressed its displeasure and said it has stood by New Delhi for the last 50 years and built India’s defence industry.
Russia is the biggest defence partner of India and more than...
With the rise of security concerns in the Indian Ocean, the importance of the Bay of Bengal has risen simultaneously. To assert its rightful role in the Bay, BN has embarked on a long due modernization initiative, which began with the adoption of the 10 year development plan in 2009. This plan...
More than four decades ago, the Nixon Administration knowingly broke US law to help Pakistani army against Bangladesh and encouraged China to mass troops on Indian border to oppose the strong stand taken by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, according to a new book.
In his latest book...
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDZfMDZfMTNfMV82XzE3MTg0OA==
Is the national budget of Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-14 going to present anything good to our frustrated farmers? Though answering this in a single word is very difficult, our attention goes to two of the upcoming...
Asian Defense: Thai Navy needs B13bn for new frigate
The Royal Thai Navy will ask the cabinet to approve a budget of 13 billion baht for a new frigate to be built by a South Korean shipyard.
Navy chief Adm Surasak Rounroengrom said the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters is...
Bangladesh Navy College Dhaka
Dhaka city has been enriched with a number of renowned educational institutions. Among these great academic institutions, Bangladesh Navy College Dhaka is one of them. This college is situated at the naval restricted area in Mirpur14 adjacent to Dhaka...
Bangladesh Collapse Survivor Gives up Garment Work - ABC News
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press
SAVAR, Bangladesh May 13, 2013 (AP)
The 19-year-old seamstress who spent 17 days trapped in the rubble of a collapsed factory building said Monday that she will never again work in a Bangladesh...
US wants Bangladesh progress on labor standards - Las Vegas Sun News
The Associated Press
Sunday, May 19, 2013 | 12:39 a.m.
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Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. wants to see Bangladesh move forward...
Factory Owner Barred From Leaving Bangladesh - ABC News
The High Court in Bangladesh's capital asked authorities Sunday to prevent the owner of a garment factory where 112 people died in a fire last year from leaving the country, a lawyer said.
The High Court made the request in response...
http://comptroller.defense.gov/defbudget/fy2013/budget_justification/pdfs/01_Operation_and_Maintenance/O_M_VOL_1_PARTS/Volume_I_Part_I.pdf
Classified Programs Major Changes:
Measured growth in classified programs, totaling $382 million, is primarily in the National Intelligence Programs...
FL Technics to open commercial aircraft MRO stations in Poland, Russia, Bangladesh, and Malta - Avionics Intelligence
VILNIUS, Lithuania, 12 April 2012. Aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) specialist FL Technics in Vilnius, Lithuania, is opening seven new line maintenance...
At least six people were injured when a helicopter of Meghna Group crashed at Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj on Tuesday.
The injured were given first-aid at the Rupganj Upazila Health Complex and sent back to Dhaka.
Rupganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mainur Rahman told...
Richard Mornington-Sanford of Mornington Sanford Aviation assist South Asian Airlines of Dhaka, Bangladesh to certify the first Robinson R66 Turbine in Country.
The Robinson R66 Turbine, registration S2-AFC, serial number 0237, was shipped from RHC via sea freight to Chittagong where the...
Kochi: The Southern Naval Command has said that a marital discord between a serving lieutenant and his wife led to the officer's wife registering a police complaint against some navy officials.
An official at Kochi Harbour police station said that the officer's wife had complained that she...
The export success of latest the Q-5 two-seater variant is somewhat of a shocker -- people still buy those?
I must say, she has a cute but..
http://china-defense.blogspot.com/2013/05/photos-of-day-q-5l-trainer-of-myanmar.html