The Embassy of Bangladesh in Ankara hosted a high-level strategic consultative
session titled "strengthening Bangladesh-Ti.irkiye Defence cooperation" on Wednesday.
The session was chaired by H.E. Mr. M. Amanul Haq, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Ttirkiye, and anchored
by Brigadier General lftequt Rahman, Defence Attach6.
The discussion featured two distinguished experts: Professor Hasan Unal of Bagkent University and Dr.
Ahmed Dolan, CEO of Sigma lnternational and Founder of the Diplomatic Club Ankara. The interactive
session explored strategic pathways for enhancing Bangladesh-TUrkiye defence cooperation, including
capacity building for security and defence, strengthening bilateral collaboration, fostering public-private
partnerships, promoting private sector engagement in defence industries, and harnessing the talents of
young engineers, researchers, and innovators.
The experts shared valuable insights into TUrkiye's remarkable journey in developing a strong and selfreliant defence industry, highlighting the importance of long-term strategic planning, investment in
human capital, technology development, international collaboration, reverse engineering, and indigenous
innovation.
The programme also included a discussion on the research questionnaire prepared by participants from
the National Defence Course, National Defence College (NDC), Bangladesh, who are conducting research
on Bangladesh-Ti.irkiye defence cooperation strategies. The discussion is expected to play a pivotal role
in strengthening their research by providing valuable expert insights and practical recommendations. This
discussion generated an engaging exchange of ideas with the experts and it would play pivotal role in their
research findings. The recommendations offered during the session are expected to contribute to the
formulation of more effective strategies for enhancing Bangladesh-Ttirkiye defence cooperation and
strengthening Bangladesh's overall defence and security capacity.
The Embassy reaffirmed its commitment to promoting closer Bangladesh-Tiirkiye cooperation in defence,
security, technology, research, and institutional capacity building thr.ough continued dialogue and
knowledge exchange.