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The Bangladesh Navy (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, romanized: Bāṅlādēś Nôubāhinī) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for the defence of Bangladesh's 118,813 square kilometres (45,874 sq mi) of maritime territorial area from any external threat, and the security of sea ports and exclusive economic zones of Bangladesh. [5]
BNS Sher-e-Bangla is the first all service naval base being developed for the Bangladesh Navy at Rabnabad, Patuakhali. [2] With an area of 700 acres. [3] this is the largest naval base of the Bangladesh Navy. Of that area, 300 acres of land have been developed for naval base and 400 acres is devoted for naval aviation and submarine operations.
BNS Haji Mohsin[1][2][3] is a naval base of the Bangladesh Navy. [4][5] It was established after the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, and named in honour of Haji Muhammad Mohsin. The base is the principal logistics base of the Bangladesh Navy, and is located in the Dhaka Cantonment. [6]
BNS Sheikh Hasina is a new naval base that has been developed for the Bangladesh Navy. This is the first ever full-fledged submarine base of Bangladesh Navy. Built at a cost of $1.21 billion, the base can accommodate a total of six submarines and eight warships at a time. It will allow for safe and swift movement of the submarines in case of ...
BNS Shaheed Moazzem. Rangamati, Chittagong Division. BNS Shaheed Moazzem is a naval base of the Bangladesh Navy, established after the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, and named in honour of shaheed (Martyr) Lieutenant Commander Moazzem Hossain [ 1] who had sacrificed his life for his motherland in the Bangladesh Liberation War .
2018. ( 2018) In use. 2018 - Present. BNS Sheikh Mujib is a full-fledged naval base of the Bangladesh Navy in Dhaka of Bangladesh. It is one of largest bases in Dhaka of Bangladesh Navy. [ 1]
1,330 tons. Customized C-13B variant of the Bangladesh Navy which lacks ASW torpedo and sonar. [15][16] Castle class. Guided missile corvette. BNS Bijoy (F35) BNS Dhaleshwari (F36) United Kingdom. 1,430 tons. The Bangladesh Navy upgraded Castle-class patrol vessels with more armaments and sensors.
Before the Bangladesh Liberation War, the naval base was named as PNS Bakhtiar.After independence the base was named BNS Chittagong. Later, on December 10, 1974, Chittagong naval base was renamed as BNS Issa Khan by the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, named after the medieval Baro-Bhuyan chieftain Isa Khan.