Dhaka, July 22 -- Dhaka, July 21 - Bangladesh's procurement of China-supplied F-7 fighter jets has sparked not only safety and reliability concerns but also allegations of profiteering by third-party suppliers with ties to the Hasina regime.
Military insiders and independent analysts are raising calls for investigation amid persistent technical failures, defective spare parts, and mounting evidence of potentially corrupt transactions.
According to the article "Bangladesh military unhappy with weapons imported from China; complains of 'sub-standard', faulty parts" published by the Times of India on June 13, 2024, Bangladesh, a longstanding buyer of Chinese military equipment, has formally complained to Beijing about persistent delivery of ...