Defense Update Bangladesh

In the 1980s Bangladesh Army did not run any main battle tank manufacturing project in home. Some YouTube channel saying that India stopped Bangladesh’s tank project during Lt. Gen. Ershad’s regime. But that’s not true at all. In this video I described and explained the real matter with evidential facts & findings.

Bangladesh Army bought 44 Main Battle Tank – 2000 or the MBT-2000 tanks from China in 2011. This battle tank was developed jointly by China & Pakistan Army. It is also known the “Al-Khalid Tank”, named after the 7th century Muslim general Khalid-Ibn al-Walid.  MBT-2000 has a great fire power in contrast with its reduced weight. It can be deployed for nigh fight as it is fitted with the thermal imaging systems. A 125mm smoothbore gun is the main armament of the tank, while a 12.7mm heavy machine gun & a 7.62mm remote operated machine gun are available.