WHAT Comes From Bangladesh Air Force COAS ACM Abu Esrar’s Turkey Visit!

Bangladesh Air Force’s Chief of Air Staff ACM Abu Esrar visited Turkey and met his Turkish counterpart Commander Hassan Kucukakyuz. They discussed various professional matters. 

COAS Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar also met with Turkish Armed Forces Chief of the General Staff General Hulusi Akar and Undersecretary for Defense Industry (SSM) İsmail Demir. COAS ACM Abu Esrar visited Turkish Air Force base and homage tribute to TurAF monument. He also visited various Turkish military aerospace & defense industries. Earlier news came that Bangladesh Air Force interested to buy Turkish attack helicopter TAI T129 ATAK, unmanned aerial vehicle Anka and basic trainer aircraft Hurkus. 

Turkey supported Bangladesh’s position in the world forums including United Nations in the Rohingya cases. Myanmar army literally did genocide in the rakhine state against Rohingya peoples. Almost 700,000 Rohingya people fled to Bangladesh from burmese killing operation. Turkish first lady visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazaar area two months ago. Turkish government giving large amount of the much needed relief goods and spending money for the Rohingya peoples. 

In the wake of such critical situation burmese military junta provoking Bangladesh to jump in a war. Meanwhile Armed Forces Division of Bangladesh conducting much anticipated modernization programs. Bangladesh Air Force evaluating options for the long waited multirole combat aircraft from, mainly, Russia. But the deal got stuck at price tags for the Su-30SME, while Moscow wants BAF to buy some Mig-35 too. 

In such development Bangladesh exploring all options and increasing military-diplomacy with friendly nations. COAS ACM Abu Esrar’s Turkey visit is just a part of this.