Bangladesh eyes ‘Islamic NATO’: Why Dhaka is looking at Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey defence pact

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Market Mastery Webinar by Vishal Malkan Find the weak links in your portfolio by Vishal Malkan Bangladesh is weighing the possibility of joining the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey as Dhaka looks to expand its strategic partnerships and protect its economic interests amid growing regional uncertainty. The agreement signed on August 7 commits the three countries to collective defence, with an attack on one member to be treated as an attack on all. The pact has been likened by some analysts to an “Islamic NATO”, although it does not have NATO’s integrated military structure. Bangladesh’s…

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