BD-08 BANGLADESH ARMY

Modern rifle factory inaugurated United News of Bangladesh . Gazipur The army chief, General Moeen U Ahmed, inaugurated a modern factory for production of sophisticated rifles of BD-08 model at the Bangladesh Ordnance Factory in Gazipur on Sunday. General Moeen said Bangladesh was a peace-loving country and the introduction of rifle BD-08 would not change the country’s policies, including that on defence. ‘Rather, we wish to make ourselves defensively strong and confident, and to safeguard sovereignty of our dear motherland,’ he said. He added: ‘We believe in giving the best possible welfare to our troops by equipping them with the best possible weapons within our capability.’ Gen Moeen hoped that the BOF would produce more new firearms/equipment in future for the armed forces to strengthen the capability of country’s defence. The commandant of BOF, Maj Gen Abdul Matin, and the Chinese ambassador in Dhaka, Zheng Qingdian, also spoke on the occasion. The naval chief, Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam, the air chief, Air Marshal SM Ziaur Rahman, and high civil and military officials were present. Later, the army chief went round various rifle-manufacturing shops and expressed his satisfaction after test firing the first BD-08 rifle. The factory, set up under an agreement between Bangladesh and Chinese governments, has a production capacity of 10000 rifles per annum in a single shift. These sophisticated rifles will not only modernise the country’s armed forces but also equip …
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