New Delhi: Despite objections from Indian defence authorities, the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) is constructing a new hangar at Lalmonirhat Airbase to house fighter jets. New evidence suggests that the facility will soon host a Chinese air defence radar system aimed at monitoring Indian territory, specifically the strategic Siliguri corridor, famously known as the ‘Chicken’s Neck’.

Northeast I cite Bangladeshi security officials confirming that parts of the new radar system has already reached at Lalmonirhat nearly two weeks ago. Efforts are underway to build a concrete platform and suitable structures to upgrade the old radar system that are stationed at the base. A small concrete structure housing a wireless room sits just 70 metres from the new hangar, and new residential quarters have

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