Pakistan Army To Train Bangladesh Army For First Time Since 1971, Raising Anti-India Concerns

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:44am on 29 Dec 2024,Sunday International

The Pakistan Army will train the Bangladesh Army in Mymensingh and three other cantonments starting February 2025, marking its first involvement since 1971. This agreement, initiated during the Yunus regime, aims to strengthen ties with Islamabad. Training, led by Major General rank officers from Pakistan, has sparked fears of anti-India indoctrination within the Bangladesh Army, which had previously diluted such ideology under Awami League rule. Explosives discovered at Chittagong Port, allegedly from Pakistan, further raised regional security concerns. India remains cautious about this development, given its potential impact on the geopolitics of South Asia and the northeastern states.

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