Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory: Where Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) Will Be Built

Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory or BMTF is an automobile manufacturing/assembly industry managed by the Bangladesh Army. This state owned commercial venture is primarily tasked to produce various types of military vehicles for Bangladesh Armed Forces. Troop trucks, staff cars, jeeps etc. are being assembled in BMTF. It’s also manufacturing some soldiers’ gears and other materials for Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Air Force and Bangladesh Navy. 

BMTF setting up a plant to produce Armored Personnel Carriers and launcher vehicles for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems that will be assembled in Bangladesh. For this negotiation is ongoing with China Sinotruck and Taian Special Vehicle Company Ltd. BMTF is the largest venture in Bangladesh in its category. It also produces various agricultural equipment, energy saving lamps, leather items for soldiers and steel structures.

Bangladesh needs to build her own military industries rapidly to cope up with the security threats emerging in the region. Burma playing dirty with enormous aggressiveness. Burmese military trying to make Bangladesh unstable by provoking in the border and by the genocide of Rohingya ethnicity. China, israel, india backing burmese killer military and civilian leaderships from the behind. There’s no real friend in the international diplomacy, except one saving their very own interests themselves. 

Bangladesh’s main export gateway is situated in Chittagong region, that’s mean Chittagong Sea Port. It must be secured whit the utmost importance to it. Bangladesh can’t rely on foreign suppliers for all her defense equipment, rather have to build an indigenous supply line. Hence, Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory bears a great importance in regards of country’s security issues. It has strategic implications not only in terms of defense equipment but also it’ll save large amount of foreign currencies and will give a positive contribution to the country’s economy. Various number of employment in civil-military paradigm has been created and more shall be. 

In the conclusion, Bangladesh Army’s efforts to build/manufacture defense equipment and goods in home is a positive step in various ways. It would save our money, improve our industrial base, create jobs, and make us independent to acquiring military hardware.