Bangladesh in talks with US to buy Apaches and missiles

Despite long China ties, Dhaka seeks Washington's help with military upgrade

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Bangladesh has shown interest in buying Apache attack helicopters, such as those shown here, and unspecified missile systems. © Reuters

A.Z.M. ANAS, Contributing writer

DHAKA -- Bangladesh has opened talks with the U.S. to buy advanced arms, in a move seen as a major blow to China, which has traditionally been the South Asian nation's biggest supplier of military hardware.

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