Bangladesh Keen To Join Saudi-Pak-Turkey Defence Alliance, Says PM's Top Aide

[Aryan_B]

I personally believe, Iran must be part of the Muslim alliance. Without Iran inclusion, it will further divide the Muslim world.

On the money great post

 

[Watandar]

India has been in cope mode ever since Pakistan signed Mecca agreement and it just keeps getting worse for them. Bangladesh joining the pact would encircle India and would be Modi worst nightmare.

Yes but what's in it for the Bangladeshis ? The three countries of the Mecca pact cannot protect Bangladesh from India, they are simply too far away. Similarly there isn't much Bangladesh can provide this pact except soldiers from their large army. But Turkiye and Pakistan already have large armies.

 

[Aryan_B]

Why would Bangladesh want to get entangled in the Mideast ??

yes we should have a separate deal for Pakistan and Bangladesh called Fuk modi from both sides

 

[Master Chief]

Indians are suffering a lot now so they are quiet. Businesses shut down because of high oil prices, AI like claude destroying their IT industry, super el nino wiping out farms and food source etc. They are on the brink already and don't want any attention because they are suffering too much.



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Indians are also losing big time geopolitically and feels completely trapped as well. Things are looking very dire for the average Indian right now.

Heavy reliance on agriculture and IT software servicing has brought India to this point. Certainly this next couple of years will see a shock to both sectors.

They do still have one major export left that they can and will fall back on - Indians.

 

[retaxis]

Yes but what's in it for the Bangladeshis ? The three countries of the Mecca pact cannot protect Bangladesh from India, they are simply too far away. Similarly there isn't much Bangladesh can provide this pact except soldiers from their large army. But Turkiye and Pakistan already have large armies.

Probably money from the GCC/investments and hoping that the GCC spread their influence more over there. In return Bangladesh can export more people over there and hoping they can reduce indian diaspora with muslim south asian diaspora in the GCC. Plus Bangladesh wants military technology as well

 

[retaxis]

Heavy reliance on agriculture and IT software servicing has brought India to this point. Certainly this next couple of years will see a shock to both sectors.

They do still have one major export left that they can and will fall back on - Indians.

haha yeah export all the high caste indians who can actually pay taxes so the country can remain undeveloped forever while Modi talks to them about superpower this and superpower that.

 

[Feroze]

Bangladesh says ‘discussion ongoing’ on potential entry into Makkah pact​

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• Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia in October
• Bangladesh has over 200,000 active military personnel, one of Asia’s largest armed forces

DHAKA: A discussion is underway in Bangladesh on the potential of joining the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, officials say, citing a “positive position” toward a framework involving Saudi Arabia.

The Makkah Joint Defense Agreement is a new defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye, which was signed in Makkah on Aug. 7, 2026, by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The pact joins three main military powers in the region. Pakistan has the world’s fourth-largest active-duty military personnel and is the Muslim world’s only nuclear-armed country. Saudi Arabia has substantial economic resources, regional influence, and defense infrastructure, while Turkiye is a NATO member with a large military and domestic defense industry.

One of the main provisions of the framework is a collective-defense commitment, stipulating that “any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all,” according to statements released by the three sides, which have also signaled openness to additional members.

The possibility of Bangladesh joining the pact has been making the rounds in local and regional media over the past few days, but “there is no policy-level decision yet,” Shama Obaed, state minister for foreign affairs, told Arab News on Sunday.

“There is no decision yet but, of course, there is a discussion in this regard,” she said. “There is a discussion ongoing.”

Media reports on the possibility started over the weekend, when Humayun Kabir, the prime minister’s foreign affairs adviser, who on Monday assumed the role of state minister for foreign affairs dealing with bilateral and multilateral affairs, spoke to the state news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.

Kabir said that Bangladesh is “taking a positive position on joining a potential economic or defense framework involving Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey to support the global economy and trade, while taking into account its own national interests.”

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to make his first official visit to Riyadh in October, on the invitation of the Saudi crown prince.

Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji was in Dhaka earlier this month amid preparations for the visit and paid a courtesy call on the prime minister.

“Both sides agreed to take the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia to a new height,” the Prime Minister’s Office said after the meeting.

Bangladesh, which has close relations with Saudi Arabia, is by population the third-largest Muslim-majority country.

It has about 204,000 active military personnel, making it one of Asia’s largest armed forces by manpower.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2655720/world

 

[muhammed45]

I personally believe, Iran must be part of the Muslim alliance. Without Iran inclusion, it will further divide the Muslim world.

Don't be naive bro. Turks esp their nationalists don't give a crap about Islam, be it Sunni or Shia Islam. Its in their playbook to manipulate these faultlines to fulfill their Mongoloid dreams.

 

[Feroze]

Don't be naive bro. Turks esp their nationalists don't give a crap about Islam, be it Sunni or Shia Islam. Its in their playbook to manipulate these faultlines to fulfill their Mongoloid dreams.

I agree with you. Ottoman's and Ataturk's Turkey are very different.

Ataturk's government, I am very critical of.

 

[AbuShalehRumi]

 

[Pioneer]

It is shocking to find that no country in this alliance has an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)

 

[Gripen9]

What does Bangladesh bring to the table?

 

[Gripen9]

It is shocking to find that no country in this alliance has an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)

Pakistan is one of 20 countries that does have a declared ADIZ.

Per gemini


Sources:

https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2939&context=ils

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From A to Z: A Lesson in Air Defence Identification Zones and Depoliticizing Airspace

One of my favourite things while flying is to watch the tiny little airplane on the flight-map screen as it traverses territories far below. I wait excitedly

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[mythbuster]

What does Bangladesh bring to the table?

Fish curry and rice.