Bangladesh to sell MiG fighters

Bangladesh to sell MiG fighters

Bangladesh is to sell a sizeable portion of its strike airforce because of maintenance costs.
The prime minister, Khaleda Zia, said the government had decided it could no longer afford the upkeep of eight MiG-29 fighter jets out of a total complement of three and a half squadrons.

The MiGs were bought from Russia two years ago for about $124m.

The decision to sell them follows the publication of a government white paper on corruption within military procurement in which the former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was implicated.

She has denied any wrongdoing.
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