A human chain was formed in front of the Jatiya Press Club demanding steps to raise salary of National Service Holders yesterday.

BD boosting its military might

Bangladesh ordered 24 fighter jets worth $800 million from Russia in the fourth quarter of 2013, part of an effort to modernize the Bangladesh Air Force and increase preparedness for possible violent spillovers from neighboring Myanmar, reported Monitor Global outlook. Bangladesh is steadily increasing its arms purchases, signing deals to spend more than $1 billion in military hardware last year, security analysts tell Monitor Global Outlook.Bangladesh’s effort to modernize the military means good business for Russia and other regional arms...

5 Feb 2014, 12:00 am