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Bangladesh Navy

বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী

Bānglādēśh Naubāhinī

The Crest of the Bangladesh Navy

Founded 1971

Country Bangladesh

Allegiance Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Type Navy

Size 21,281 personnel[1]

112 ships

4 aircraft[2]

Part of Bangladesh Armed Forces

Naval Naval Headquarters (NHQ), Banani, Dhaka

Headquarters

Nickname(s) BN

Patron The President of Bangladesh

Motto(s) "শান্তিতে সংগ্রামে সমুদ্রে দুর্জ য়" Shantite Shongrame Shamudre

Durjoy (English: In War and Peace Invincible at Sea)

Colors White, Blue         

Anniversaries 26 March 7 November.

Engagements Bangladesh Liberation War

Operation Jackpot

2008 Bangladesh-Myanmar Maritime Dispute

Website www.navy.mil.bd

Commanders

Commander-in- President Abdul Hamid

chief

Chief of Naval Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury

Staff

Insignia

Navy Flag

Naval Ensign

Naval Jack

Roundel

Aircraft flown
 Helicopter AW-109 Power

Patrol Dornier 228 NG

The Bangladesh Navy (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী; Bangladesh Nou Bahini) is

the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for
Bangladesh's 118,813 square kilometres (45,874 sq mi) of maritime territorial area, and
the defence of important harbours, military bases and economic zones.[3] The primary
role of the Bangladesh Navy is to protect the country's economic and military interests
at home and abroad. The Bangladesh navy is also a front line disaster management
force in Bangladesh, and participates in humanitarian missions abroad. It is a key
regional player in counter terrorism efforts, and engages in global peacekeeping with
the United Nations.[4][5][6]

Contents

 1History
o 1.1Origins
o 1.2Independence to the end of the 20th century
o 1.321st century
o 1.4Forces Goal 2030
o 1.5UN missions, multinational exercises and naval diplomacy
 2List of Chiefs of Naval Staff
 3Exercise Somudro Ghurni
o 3.1Overview
 4Administration & Organization
 5Branches
 6Rank structure
o 6.1Commissioned Officers
o 6.2Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO)
o 6.3Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) and Sailors
 7Shore establishments
 8Training institutes
 9Equipment
o 9.1Submarines
o 9.2Ships
o 9.3Naval aviation
o 9.4Munitions
o 9.5Small arms
 10Future modernization plans
 11See also
 12References
 13External links
History[edit]
Main article: Military history of Bangladesh
Origins[edit]
The Bangladesh Navy was created as part of Bangladesh Forces during
Bangladesh's 1971 liberation war against Pakistan. Its official creation date is July 1971
during the Bangladesh Sector Commanders Conference 1971. In 1971, with West
Pakistan imposing a brutal military crackdown in East Pakistan, the Bangladesh
Liberation War was already underway. Many Bengali sailors and officers in the Pakistan
Navy defected to form the nascent Bangladesh Navy. Initially, there were two
ships, PADMA and PALASH, and 45 navy personnel. On 9 November 1971, the first
naval fleet, consisting of six small patrol vessels, was inaugurated.[7] These ships tried to
carry out raids on the Pakistani fleet, but were mistakenly hit and sunk by the Indian Air
Force on 10 December 1971. The next major attack was launched on Mongla seaport.
According to official figures from the Bangladesh Navy, a total of 334 sailors were
involved with the newly created navy, with 22 being killed in action. [8]
Independence to the end of the 20th century[edit]
The navy carried out around 45 operations during the war: traditional naval operations
and unconventional commando operations including guerrilla warfare. In the first leg of
the war, defecting Bengali sailors joined the guerrilla forces. It was the eight sailors who
defected from the Pakistan Navy submarine PNS Mangro, under construction in France,
that pioneered the formation of the naval element during the Liberation War. Later many
other naval personnel participated. During the Liberation War, East Pakistan was
divided into 11 sectors. Each sector had a Commander and a demarcated area of
responsibility except sector 10. Sector 10 was nominally responsible for the coastal belt
but actually operated over the entire country.[9]
In 1971, it was imperative for the occupation force to keep ports and harbours operative
and the sea lines of communication open. The Bangladesh Navy fought to block the sea
lines of communication, and to make the sea and river ports inoperative. They attacked
all the seaports including many river ports. Operation Jackpot is one of the best known
and most successful operations. They carried out mining in the Pasur River Channel by
patrol craft. With other fighters they also carried out attacks against the Pakistan Army.
As a result, Bangladesh became an independent state within the shortest possible time.
[10]

After independence, especially in the 1970s, additional naval infrastructure was

required. Two ex-Royal Navy frigates joined the Bangladesh Navy as BNS  Umar
Farooq and BNS  Ali Haider in 1976 and 1978 respectively. In 1982 a third ex-Royal
Navy frigate joined the BN as BNS  Abu Bakar. The acquisition of these three frigates is
considered the principal foundation of the Bangladesh Navy. [11]
21st century[edit]
See also: 2008 Bangladesh–Myanmar naval standoff
Bangladesh Navy is the first force among Bangladeshi military services to induct female
members. First batch of 14 female officers joined the navy in 2000. [12] In 2016, 44 female
soldiers were added to the force for the first time. [13]
In 2011, the Bangladesh Navy's rescue and medical team, along with the Bangladesh
Army was deployed to Japan after Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[14] Bangladesh Navy
have been an active disaster recovery force abroad. In 2013, the navy
deployed BNS  Somudra Joy carrying humanitarian assistance worth of $1 million.
Navy's medical team were also deployed to Philippines.[15]
The Bangladesh Navy joined in the search operation of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight
370 with BNS  Bangabandhu, BNS Umar Farooq and a Dornier Do-228NG MPA in
March 2014. The aircraft was a Boeing 777-200ER which gone missing with 12
Malaysian crew members and 227 passengers from 14 nations during the flight
from Malaysia to China. Later, BNS Umar Farooq was replaced by BNS Somudra Joy.
The search was renewed in May 2014 when an Australian exploration company claimed
to have traced aircraft debris in the Bay of Bengal.[16] In 2014, during the Water Crisis
in Maldives, the Bangladesh Navy was the first to launch humanitarian aid relief by
deploying BNS Somudra Joy with 100 tonnes of bottled water.[17]
Forces Goal 2030[edit]
In 2009, the Bangladesh government adopted a long-term modernisation plan for its
armed forces called Forces Goal 2030. As of 2013, about a third of the military
hardware procured under the plan has been for the navy. [18] It procured two
refurbished Type 053H2 (Jianghu III) frigates from China in 2014.[19] Two United States
Coast Guard High Endurance Cutters joined the BN in 2013[20] and 2015[21] which are
being used as patrol frigates. Navy also bought an ex-Royal Navy Roebuck-
class survey vessel and two ex-Royal Navy Castle-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs)
which were converted to guided missile corvettes in 2011.[22] Two Type 056
corvettes joined the BN in 2016 while two more were ordered in July 2015 and they are
awaiting commissioning.[23] Two Durjoy-class large patrol craft (LPCs) were built in China
and joined the BN in 2013.[24] Two more ships of the same class with
dedicated ASW capabilities were commissioned in 2017.[25] Five Padma-class patrol
vessels have been commissioned into the navy in 2013.[26][27][28] Besides, multiple
indigenous built LCUs and LCTs have been added to the navy.
The Bangladesh Navy opened its aviation wing on 14 July 2011 with the induction of
two AgustaWestland AW109 helicopters. Later on, two Dornier Do-228NG MPA were
introduced in 2013.[29] To attain underwater operational capabilities, the Bangladesh
Navy inducted two off-the-shelf Type 035G (Ming class) submarines from China on 12
March 2017.[30][31]
A new base for the Bangladesh Navy, named BNS Sher-e-Bangla, is being constructed
at Rabanabad in Patuakhali. It will be the largest naval base of the Bangladesh Navy
with submarine berthing and aviation facilities. [32] Meanwhile, a separate submarine
base, named BNS Sheikh Hasina, is under construction at Pekua in Cox's Bazar.[33] A
full-fledged naval base, named BNS Sheikh Mujib, has been commissioned in Khilkhet,
Dhaka. This is the only operational base in Dhaka naval region. [34]
UN missions, multinational exercises and naval diplomacy[edit]

Vice Admiral Ahmed received by Vice Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba

BN Chief of Staff VA. Farid Habib with Vice Adm. Paul F. Zukunft, Pacific Area commander

A U.S. Marine assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Pacific and a Bangladesh Navy sailor with
Special Warfare Diving and Salvage Command engage the enemy during a noncompliant boarding exercise
aboard the Bangladesh Navy offshore patrol vessel BNS Sangu (P 713) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness
and Training (CARAT) 2012.

In 1993 the Bangladesh Navy joined United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. [35] Its first
UN mission came in 2005, when a Bangladesh Navy contingent was sent to Sudan as
Force Riverine Unit (FRU).[36] The Bangladesh Navy is currently serving in United
Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Lebanon since 2010, when two
ships, BNS  Osman and BNS  Madhumati, were deployed there in May of that year. The
BN is the third Asian and only subcontinental navy to serve in the volatile region. The
BN maintained the two ships thousands of miles from Bangladesh in the Mediterranean
Sea for four years until June 2014, when the ships were replaced by BNS  Ali
Haider and BNS  Nirmul.[37]
BN ships regularly participate in exercises with other navies, gaining valuable
experience and improving their fighting capabilities. CARAT is a yearly exercise
conducted with the United States Navy in the Bay of Bengal since 2011.[38] The BN has
sent an OPV to every MILAN multinational naval exercise held near the Andaman
Islands since 2010.[39] AMAN, another multinational exercise held every two years in
the Arab Sea, organised by the Pakistan Navy, has also seen participation by BN
frigates since 2009.[40] BNS Bangabandhu participated in Exercise Ferocious Falcon, a
Multinational Crisis Management Exercise, held at Doha, Qatar in November 2012,
[41]
 while BNS Somudra Joy participated the same exercise in 2015.[42] BNS  Abu
Bakar took part in 14th Western Pacific Naval Symposium and International Fleet
Review-2014 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China in April 2014.[43] She also
participated in Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA)-2015
held at Malaysia.[44]

List of Chiefs of Naval Staff[edit]

Main article: List of Chiefs of Naval Staff

Exercise Somudro Ghurni[edit]

Somudro Ghurni (Sea Vortex)

Type Bangladesh Navy Naval exercise

Location Bay of Bengal

Planned by Naval Operations Branch

Objective Deployment of Bangladesh Navy and Special Operation Forces.

Date 16 November 2015 - 30 November 2015

Executed by RAdm M Khaled Iqbal, COMBAN

Somudro Ghurni (English: Sea Vortex) is the codename of a series of major naval
exercises conducted by the Bangladesh Navy to simulate naval warfare and the
protection of the country from external maritime threats, protection of the country's
maritime resources, and prevention of smuggling. [45][46]
Overview[edit]
The exercise took place in the Bay of Bengal. It started on 16 November 2015 and
lasted 15 days. During the exercise, the navy deployed most of its fleet,
including frigates, corvettes, and maritime patrol aircraft. The exercise included search
and rescue, logistical, maritime patrol, landing, and warfare exercises. During the
exercise, the Navy successfully test launched missiles.[47]

Administration & Organization[edit]

Bangladesh Navy (BN) has its headquarters at Banani, Dhaka.[48][failed verification][49][failed
verification]
 According to the Constitution of Bangladesh, the President of Bangladesh is the
commander-in chief of Bangladesh Armed Forces. The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), a
four-star Admiral,[50][failed verification] is the highest admiral, directs the non-combat and combatant
operations from the Naval Headquarters (NHQ) in Dhaka. The headquarters has four
branches: Operations (O), Personnel (P), Material (M) and Logistics (Log). Each branch
is headed by officers who are titled as Principal Staff Officer (PSO) and known as
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (ACNS), e.g., ACNS (O). Under each PSO there are
various Directorates headed by Directors with the rank of Commodore or Captain.
Under each Director there are Deputy Directors (DD) and Staff Officers (SO). The
Bangladesh Navy has nine major combatant command, each command is commanded
by a Rear admiral or Commodore, who directly reports to Chief of Naval Staff. [51][52][failed verification]
Naval Headquarter Formation of Bangladesh Navy
Main article: List of serving admirals of the Bangladesh Navy
Appointment Rank & Name

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury,(G), NBP, OSP, BCGM, PCGM, BCGMS,

Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) Rear Admiral M Saheen Iqbal, (TAS), NBP, NUP, ndc, afwc, psc[53]

Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) Rear Admiral M Abu Ashraf, (TAS), BSP, ncc, psc[54]

Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Materiel) Rear Admiral Mohammad Moyeenul Haque, (E), NPP, nswc, psc

Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Logistics) Rear Admiral M Lokmanur Rahman, NBP, NGP, ndu, psc[55]

Area Commanders & Administrative Authority of Bangladesh Navy

 Appointment Rank & Name

Commander Chattogram Naval Area Rear Admiral Mohammad Mozammel Haque, (G), NUP, ndc, psc [5

Commander Khulna Naval Area Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa, NPP, rcds, afwc, psc [56]

Commander BN Fleet Rear Admiral M Mahbub ul Islam, (N), BSP, ndc, ncc, psc[56]

Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka Rear Admiral M Lokmanur Rahman, NBP, NGP, ndu, psc

Commander Superintendent Dockyard Rear Admiral M Zulfiqur Aziz, psc

Commander Flotilla West Commodore Mir Ershad Ali, (G), NPP, ndc, psc [56]

Commander Naval Aviation

Commander Submarine Commodore M Kamrul Hoque Chowdhury, (TAS), OSP, psc [56]

Chief Hydrographer Commodore Sheikh Mahmudul Hasan, (H), NPP, aowc, psc [56]

Commander Special Warfare Diving and Salvage Commodore Mohammad Anwar Hossain, (ND), NGP, PCGM, ndc,

Branches[edit]
Bangladesh Navy has 6 administrative branches:[57]
The Executive Branch
The Executive branch is responsible for Seamanship,
Navigation, Communication, Torpedo Anti Submarine,
Gunnery and Hydrographic activities.
The Engineering Branch
The Engineering branch has responsibility on board
ships and at shipyard/dockyard organizations. On board
ship the Engineering branch officers and sailors
maintain Ships' propulsion system, power generation
system, steering gear, auxiliary, ancillary and all
mechanical and hydraulic systems of the ship to keep
the Ship operational, ensuring its stability, sea keeping,
fire fighting and damage control capabilities. At shipyard
and dockyard the Engineering branch is engaged in ship
repair, ship construction including renovation and new
building. They are also responsible for forecasting of
 machinery spares, inspection & quality control and
maintaining the Depot.
The Supply Branch
The supply branch is responsible for providing supply
support to ships in terms of dry and fresh rations,
clothing and secretarial duties.
The Electrical Branch
Commonly known as Electrical branch, which is
responsible for distribution of power supply in the ship,
maintenance of all electrical equipment, propulsion
electronic control system, navigation (radar, GPS, echo
sounder etc.) and communication equipment (HF sets,
VHF set etc.). The major and most important part of
their job is to look after the weapon and fire control
system, sensors, search and fire control radars. They
also contribute to the dockyards and shipyards in similar
ways of the Engineering branch.
Education Branch
The Education branch remains committed for
instructional duties. Officers work in the Naval law
department are also recruited for the education branch.
Education Branch (Engineer)
The Education branch (Engineer) officers are mainly
responsible for performing technological development of
the Navy besides their service duties. They also perform
research & development activities at CNRD & IFF
Centre to enhance naval technological capabilities..
Medical Branch
Doctors from Navy recruited directly and doctors from
Army Medical and Dental cores are also seconded to
the Navy for short duration to serve in the
ship/establishment and in naval hospital.

Rank structure[edit]
Main article: Military ranks of
Bangladesh
Commissioned Officers[edit]
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Rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer

(SCPO) of Bangladesh Navy
 
 

Rank insignia of Chief Petty Officer for

the Bangladesh Navy

Non-Commissioned Officers
(NCO) and Sailors[edit]
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Bangladesh Navy
 

Rank insignia of Leading Seaman of

Bangladesh Navy

Shore establishments[edit]
 BNS Issa Khan
 BNS Shaheed Moazzem
 BN Dockyard
 BNS Titumir
 BNS Haji Mohshin
 BNS Ulka
 BNS Bhatiary
 BNS Nirbhik
 BNS Sheikh Mujib
 BNS Sheikh Hasina
 BNS Sher-e-Bangla
 BNS Mongla

Training institutes[edit]
Bangladesh Naval Academy
The Bangladesh Naval Academy is
the home of naval cadets to be the
future officers of Bangladesh Navy.
The academy provides education,
athletic and military training to the
 naval cadets. The academy also
offers training programs to the
officers of allied navies including navy
personnel from Qatar, Sri Lanka,
Maldivian and Palestinian Navy.[58][59]

Equipment[edit]
As of December 2019, the
Bangladeshi Navy has six Guided
Missile Frigates,[60][61] two patrol
frigates, six Corvettes, thirty-eight
minor surface combatants of various
types (including patrol vessels,
missile boats, and mine hunters), and
thirty auxiliaries as surface assets.
Submarine branch is equipped with
two diesel-electric attack submarines.
The naval aviation wing operates
both fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft.
[62]
 The navy also maintain a special
force named SWADS.
Submarines[edit]
Bangladesh Navy entered into
submarine era with the
commissioning of two
refurbished Type 035G (Ming
class) submarines on 12 March 2017.
[63][64]

Numbe
Type Notes
r

Diesel-electric They carry 57 personnel and 18 Torpedoes

2
attack submarine with an option of loading 32 mines as well.

Ships[edit]
 Personnel aboard BNS  Bangabandhu

BNS  Nirmul, a Durjoy-class patrol craft

Main article: List of active ships of

the Bangladesh Navy
See also: List of historic ships of the
Bangladesh Navy for a list of historic
ships of the Bangladesh Navy

Number of
Type Notes
ships

The submarines were commissioned

Submarine 2
on 12 March 2017.

Frigate 8

Corvette 6 [65]

Large patrol craft 5

 Offshore patrol
12
vessel

Fast attack craft-

4 Upgraded with C-704 AShM.
missile

Fast Attack craft-

4
ASW

Fast attack craft-

5
gun

Mainly used as offshore patrol

Minesweeper 5
vessels.

Survey ship 2

Training ship 1 An Ex-RN Island-class OPV

Amphibious
15
warfare

Repair ship 1

Tanker 2

Floating dock 1

Auxiliaries 11

Naval aviation[edit]
Main article: Bangladesh Naval
Aviation
 See also: List of active Bangladesh
military aircraft

Dornier Do-228 MPA of Bangladesh Navy

Count Cl N No
Type Role Status
ry ass o. tes

AgustaWe Rotar
stland  Italy y Utility 2 [66]

AW109 wing

Rotar
AW159 ASW helic
 Italy y 2 on order [67]

Wildcat opter
wing

2 more on
order with
Leonardo's
Fixed seaspray
Dornier Do  Ger wing 5000E Activ
MPA 2 e [66]

228 many turbo-

prop Electronicall
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Array survei
llance radar.
[67]

Munitions[edit]
Name Type Range Origin Notes

Otomat Mk
Anti-ship
2 Block 200 km  Italy
missile
IV[68]
 Anti-ship  People's
C-802A[68][69] 180 km Republic of
missile
China

 People's
Anti-ship
SY-1[68] 150 km Republic of
missile
China

Anti-ship  People's
C-704[68] 35 km Republic of
missile
China

Surface-  People's
FM-90N[68] to-air 15 km Republic of
missile China

Surface-  People's
FL-3000N[68] to-air 10 km Republic of
missile China

6 km (original)
at 30 knots
(56 km/h),  People's
Yu-4[68] Torpedo Republic of
15 km
(upgraded) at 40 China
knots (74 km/h)

A244-S Torpedo 6 km  Italy

Small arms[edit]
 Bangladesh Navy SWADS operatives
displaying M4 Carbine and M240 machine
gun

A Bangladesh Navy Captain firing M2

Browning on BNS Bangabandhu in CARAT
2011

A Bangladesh navy sailor fires a Type-56

assault rifle aboard the Bangladesh navy
frigate BNS Bangabandhu (F 25)

Name Type Caliber Origin Notes

Semi-  People's
Standard issue
Type 92 automati 9×19mm Republic of
sidearm.
c pistol China

Semi-  People's In special

Type 54 automati 7.62×25mm Republic of Forces and
c pistol China reserve use.

SIG Sauer Semi-

 Germany
P226/228/22 automati 9×19mm
9 c pistol   Switzerland

Upgraded
version
Assault  Banglades of AKM.
Type 56 7.62×39mm
rifle h Produced
under license
by BOF.

Produced
Assault  Banglades
BD-08 7.62×39mm under license
rifle h
by BOF.

Assault  United
M4A1 5.56×45mm SWADS.
rifle States
 Assault  South
Daewoo K2 5.56×45mm SWADS.
rifle Korea

M24 sniper sniper  United

7.62×51mm SWADS.
rifle rifle States

sub-
Heckler and
machine 9×19mm  Germany
Koch MP5
gun

sub-
 South
Daewoo K7 machine 9×19mm
Korea
gun

Light Produced
 Banglades
BD-08 LMG machine 7.62×39mm under license
h
gun by BOF.

General-
Used
purpose  United
M240B 7.62×51mm on Defender-
machine States
class boat
gun

Used
on Island-class
General-
OPV, Meghna
purpose  United
L44A1 7.62×51mm -class
machine Kingdom
OPV, River-
gun
class
minesweeper

Heavy
12.7×108m
DShK machine  Russia
m
gun

Heavy
M2  United Used on BNS
machine 12.7×99mm
Browning States Bangabandhu
gun
Future modernization
plans[edit]
Main article: Forces Goal 2030
Bangladesh has made a long term
modernisation plan for its Armed
Forces named Forces Goal 2030.
[70]
 The plan includes the
modernization and expansion of all
equipment and infrastructures and
providing enhanced training.
[70]
 Bangladesh Navy is setting up a
new base at Rabanabad
in Patuakhali named BNS Sher-e-
Bangla, which will be the largest
naval base of the country. The base
will have submarine berthing and
aviation facilities.[32] A separate
submarine base named BNS Sheikh
Hasina, is under construction at
Pekua in Cox's Bazar.[33] The
construction works of a fleet
headquarters at the Sandwip channel
of Chittagong with ship berthing
facilities is already going on.[71]
Khulna Shipyard is currently building
five padma-class patrol vessels for
the navy. The same shipyard
launched two hydrographic research
ships and two coastal survey boats
for the Bangladesh Navy. The ships
are in trial phase now.
BN has issued two tenders for the
procurement of four helicopters with
anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-
surface vessel warfare (ASuW), over-
the-horizon targeting (OTHT),
maritime search and rescue (MSAR),
medical evacuation (MEDEVAC),
casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) and
special mission capabilities.[72]
[73]
 Contract has been signed for
two maritime patrol aircraft on 27
March 2017.
Bangladesh Navy issued a tender for
the supply of Technical Data Link
(TDL) system. The system will
connect 16 platforms as 2 frigates, 4
corvettes, 1 LPC, 3 shore stations, 2
helicopters, 2 MPAs and two
submarines.[74] In April 2018,
Bangladesh Navy issued tender for
two X-band navigational radars with
helicopter landing control facility for
two of its ships.[75] At the same time,
another tender was issued for
replacing two 40 mm Fast Forty guns
on-board BNS Bangabandhu with
new 40 mm twin-barrel gun system.[76]
In December 2019, the prime minister
discussed about the past, present
and future development programs for
the Bangladesh Navy at the winter
passing out parade of
the Bangladesh Naval Academy. She
told that the process is going on for
procuring
more corvettes, minesweepers,
oceanographic research ship and sail
training ship. Process of constructing
six frigates at Chittagong Dry Dock in
collaboration with foreign shipbuilders
is also going on. Government has
taken initiative for making missiles
and Identification friend or foe system
in Bangladesh. She added that, there
is a plan to induct more maritime
patrol aircraft, anti-submarine
warfare helicopters and long range
MPA in the near future.[77]

See also[edit]
 Bangladesh Army
 Bangladesh Air Force
 Bangladesh National Cadet Corps
(BNCC)
 Bangladesh Coast Guard
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