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German Tornados get radar warning system upgrade Primary tabs 25th May 2021 News Saab has received an order from Panavia Aircraft to upgrade the radar warning equipment on the Tornado aircraft operated by the German Air Force, in a contract worth approximately SEK400m ($48.4m). According to a Saab release on May 25, the company will supply digital components to enhance the processing power and extend the lifetime of the Tornado’s current radar warning equipment, with deliveries taking...

Belgium grounds F-16 fleet due to engine concerns Primary tabs 11th March 2021 Belgium has grounded its entire fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcon multi-role fighters, meaning that the nation’s air defence duties have now been temporarily taken over by the Netherlands. The Belgian Air Component (BAC) revealed that it had grounded its sole fixed-wing combat aircraft fleet on March 9, citing that the move came after an F-16 “encountered engine problems” on February 11. ...

Germany rolls out farewell scheme for Transall Primary tabs 12th March 2021 The German Air Force has applied a stunning farewell scheme to one of its Transport Allianz (Transall) C-160D tactical transport aircraft ahead of the platform’s formal retirement from service later this year. The special schemed aircraft – serial 50+40 (c/n D62) – was rolled out sporting its new, colourful farewell livery at Hohn air base in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on March 9. The air base is the home of Luf...

Facebook0Tweet0Pin0 Amjed Jaaved In a shocking video,  AlJazeera has blown the lid off Bangladesh’s nexus between the prime minister and his

4 Feb 2021 The United Nations is calling for a full investigation into evidence of corruption and illegality involving the Bangladesh army, which was exposed during an investigation released by Al Jazeera on Monday. The corruption involves Bangladesh’s Chief of Army Staff, General Aziz Ahmed, who is due to meet senior UN officials in New York next week. KEEP READING The gangster, the general and the prime minister of Bangladesh Bangladesh jails 50 for 2002 attack on PM Sheikh Hasina’s convo...

UN calls for Bangladesh army probe after Al Jazeera investigation Al Jazeera Investigative Unit © General Aziz Ahmed visits UN peacekeepers [Bangladesh Army website] General Aziz Ahmed visits UN peacekeepers [Bangladesh Army website] The United Nations is calling for a full investigation into evidence of corruption and illegality involving the Bangladesh army, which was exposed during an investigation released by Al Jazeera on Monday. The corruption involves Bangladesh’s Ch...

Israel firm secretly sold spyware to Bangladesh through a criminal gang Israeli-made surveillance equipment sold via a convicted criminal is being used by the Bangladeshi government to target political opposition February 2, 2021 at 1:33 pm Israeli-made surveillance equipment sold via a convicted criminal is being used by the Bangladeshi government to target political opposition, an Al Jazeera investigation has found. Classified documents obtained by the Investigative Unit of the Gulf ne...

To stop narcotics smuggling through national and international courier services, the Department of Narcotics Control has recommended National Identity Card server access for couriers. The anti-drug authority of Bangladesh came up with the idea after it found that transnational syndicates are using the couriers to smuggle drugs into the Middle East, America, Australia and some countries in Asia. Smuggling narcotics from neighbouring India and Myanmar, syndicates are using Bangladesh as a major t...

National committee formed to coordinate ‘Rohingya’ activities 481 committee to coordinate and manage overall activities including law and order of the forcibly displaced Myanmar-nationals in the camp areas of Bangladesh. coordinating, managing and maintaining law and order of Rohingyas by publishing a gazette where the home minister has been made its convener. and state minister for Women and Children Affairs have been included in the committee. Secretary to the Prime Minister, Principal St...

National committee formed to coordinate Rohingya-related activities Photo: Reuters BSS, Dhaka BSS, Dhaka The government has formed a national committee to coordinate and manage overall activities, including controlling law and order, of the forcibly displaced Myanmar-nationals in the camp areas of Bangladesh. The Cabinet Division has formed a 17-member committee for coordinating, managing and maintaining law and order of Rohingyas by publishing a gaze...