Dhaka, March 24 -- A legal notice has urged the government to establish a national air defence umbrella by procuring advanced systems from international sources alongside developing indigenous technology.

Supreme Court lawyer Md Mahmudul Hassan sent a legal notice to the government on Tuesday via post and email, citing public interest.

The move comes amid global media highlighting mainly the use of air defence systems, controlled by AI, in the escalating situation in the Middle East.

The notice was addressed to the Cabinet secretary, the secretaries of the defence and finance ministries, the principal staff officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division, and the commandant of the Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF).

The government has bee...