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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]
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.
The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff since the independence of Bangladesh. Prior to 2016, from 2007 the appointment was held by a Vice Admiral (three-star naval officer) and from 1972 to 2007 CNS's rank was Rear Admiral. List of all Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy: [1]
Rear Admiral M Ziaul Hoque, Senior Directing Staff (Navy), National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka, SDS (Navy) Rear Admiral Mohammad Moinul Hassan, Commander Bangladesh Navy Fleet, COMBAN BNS Issa Khan, Chattogram. Rear Admiral Md Niyamat Elahee, Commander Naval Training and Doctrine Command, COMNATDOC BNS Sher-e-Bangla, Patuakhali.
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 ...
The Shaheed Moazzem is currently under the command of the Commander Chittagong Naval Area (COMCHIT). About 1500 personnel serve at BNS Shaheed Moazzem, which is one of the largest bases in the Bangladesh Navy. BNS Shaheed Moazzem was established to train officers and sailors. and consists of three training schools, working under the Bangladesh ...
Built. 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]
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.