Thank you everyone for your replies. I knew the braintrust of FR would have a lot of info about this topic, and you do!
So the best continuing Question is yours - why are starving people in Bangladesh buying any kind of arms or was that just a cover story. The comments at DM lean toward Zelensky is corrupt, is selling arms given to him by the US to pocket the cash, but who knows who the real end-user of the weapons will be.
See post 13. A lot of their neighbors want them dead, or at least to take their land.
You may also want to look into the current economic status of Bangladesh. They’re not starving any more. Developing market they may be, but they’re making money. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Bangladesh
Most people in urban Bangladesh live better than the average Detroit citizen.