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Bangladesh Navy
বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী Bāṅlādēś Nôubāhinī
Crest of the Bangladesh Navy
Founded	July 1971
Country	Bangladesh
Type	Navy
Role	Naval warfare
Size	27,500 personnel 74 ships 6 aircraft
Part of	Bangladesh Armed Forces
Naval Headquarters	Naval Headquarters (NHQ), Banani, Dhaka
Nickname(s)	BN
Patron	The President of Bangladesh
Motto(s)	শান্তিতে সংগ্রামে সমুদ্রে দুর্জয় Śāntitē Sôṅgrāmē Sômudrē Durjôẏ ("In War and Peace Invincible at Sea")
Colors	Service uniform: White,Black    Combat uniform: Crayola's Cadet Blue, Black Coral, Rainbow Indigo, Gunmetal
Awards	Navy Medal Extraordinary Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal Navy Glorious Service Medal Navy Medal of Excellence Navy Efficiency Medal
Engagements	Bangladesh Liberation War Operation Jackpot 2008 Bangladesh–Myanmar naval standoff
Website	www.navy.mil.bd
Commanders
Commander-in-chief	President Mohammed Sahabuddin
Chief of Naval Staff	Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan
Insignia
Flag
Ensign
Jack
Roundel
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	AW-109E Power
Patrol	Dornier 228NG

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. Bangladesh Navy is a front line disaster management force in Bangladesh. The navy takes part in United Nations peacekeeping.

History

Origins

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. 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.

Independence to the end of the 20th century

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.

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.

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 Bakr. The acquisition of these three frigates is considered the principal foundation of the Bangladesh Navy.

21st century

In 2011, the Bangladesh Navy's rescue and medical team, along with the Bangladesh Army, was deployed to Japan after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The Bangladesh Navy has been an active disaster recovery force abroad. In 2013, the navy deployed BNS Somudra Joy carrying humanitarian assistance worth $1 million. The Bangladesh Navy's medical team was also deployed to the Philippines.

The Bangladesh Navy joined in the search operation for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 with BNS Bangabandhu, BNS Umar Faruq and a Dornier 228NG MPA in March 2014. The aircraft was a Boeing 777-200ER which had 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. 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.

Forces Goal 2030

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. It procured two refurbished Type 053H2 (Jianghu III) frigates from China in 2014. Two United States Coast Guard High Endurance Cutters joined the BN in 2013 and 2015 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. Two Type 056 corvettes joined the BN in 2016 while two more were ordered in July 2015 and they are awaiting commissioning. Two Durjoy-class large patrol craft (LPCs) were built in China and joined the BN in 2013. Two more ships of the same class with dedicated ASW capabilities were commissioned in 2017. Five Padma-class patrol vessels have been commissioned into the navy in 2013. Besides, multiple indigenous built LCUs and LCTs have been added to the navy. A new chapter in maritime capability smart Bangladesh in 2041.

The Bangladesh Navy opened its aviation wing on 14 July 2011 with the induction of two AgustaWestland AW109 helicopters. Later on, two Dornier 228NG MPA were introduced in 2013. To attain underwater operational capabilities, the Bangladesh Navy inducted two off-the-shelf Type 035G (Ming class) submarines from China on 12 March 2017.

Bangladesh Navy, with its growing fleet comprising more than 100 small and large ships across different classes, is successfully producing cost-effective world-class warships within its borders. The naval force of Bangladesh is continually strengthening its maritime capabilities through expansion efforts.

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. A full-fledged South Asian largest submarine base, named BNS Sheikh Hasina, was commissioned 19 March 2023 at Pekua in Cox's Bazar. A full-fledged naval base, named BNS Sheikh Mujib, has been commissioned in Khilkhet, Dhaka. Dhaka naval area.

UN missions, multinational exercises and naval diplomacy

In 1993, the Bangladesh Navy joined United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. Its first UN mission came in 2005, when a Bangladesh Navy contingent was sent to Sudan as Force Riverine Unit (FRU). The Bangladesh Navy joined the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in 2010, deploying two ships to the Mediterranean Sea, frigate BNS Osman and patrol craft BNS Madhumati. They were replaced in June 2014 by frigate BNS Ali Haider and patrol craft BNS Nirmul. Corvette BNS Bijoy took over from them in 2018, and was in turn replaced by corvette BNS Sangram in 2020.

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. The BN has sent an OPV to every MILAN multinational naval exercise held near the Andaman Islands since 2010. AMAN, another multinational exercise held every two years in the Arabian Sea, organised by the Pakistan Navy, has also seen participation by BN frigates since 2009. BNS Bangabandhu participated in Exercise Ferocious Falcon, a Multinational Crisis Management Exercise, held at Doha, Qatar in November 2012, while BNS Somudra Joy participated the same exercise in 2015. BNS Abu Bakr took part in 14th Western Pacific Naval Symposium and International Fleet Review-2014 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China in April 2014. She also participated in Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA-2015) held at Malaysia.

List of Chiefs of Naval Staff

Exercise Somudro Ghurni

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.

Overview

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.

Administration and organisation

Bangladesh Navy (BN) has its headquarters at Banani, Dhaka. 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, 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 ten major combatant command, each command is commanded by a rear admiral or commodore, who directly reports to Chief of Naval Staff.

Naval headquarters formation

Appointment	Rank & Name	Star Plate
Chief of Naval Staff	Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan, OSP, NPP, ndc, ncc, psc
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations)	Rear Admiral M Anwar Hossain, NGP, pcgm, ndc, afwc, psc
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)	Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa, OSP, NPP, rcds, afwc, psc, PhD
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Materiel)	Rear Admiral Khandakar Akhter Hossain, NUP, ndc, psc, PhD
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Logistics)	Rear Admiral Md Zohir Uddin, NUP, ndc, afwc, psc

Area commanders and administrative authority

Appointment	Rank & Name	Star Plate
Commander Dhaka Naval Area	Rear Admiral S M Abul Kalam Azad, BSP, NGP, ndc, psc
Commander Chattogram Naval Area	Rear Admiral Mir Ershad Ali, OSP, NPP, ndc, psc
Commander Bangladesh Navy Fleet	Rear Admiral Mohammad Moinul Hassan, BSP, ncc, psc, BN
Commander Khulna Naval Area	Rear Admiral Golam Sadeq, NGP, ndc, ncc, psc
Commander Naval Training & Doctrine Command	Rear Admiral Md Niyamat Elahee, NPP, ndc, psc
Commodore Superintendent Dockyard	Commodore Md Ruhul Minhaz, (L), OSP, ndc, psc, BN
Commander Flotilla West	Commodore A K M Jakir Hossain, (N), ndc, afwc, psc, BN
Commodore Bangladesh Naval Aviation	Commodore Mia Mohammad Naim Rahman, (G), NGP, ncc, psc, BN
Commander Submarine	Commodore Syed Shaif-Ul Islam, (TAS), BSP, ndc, afwc, psc, BN
Chief Hydrographer	Commodore Sheikh Firoz Ahmed, (H), NGP, psc, BN
Commodore Special Warfare Diving and Salvage Command	Commodore Md Mostafizur Rahman, (TAS), NGP, ndc, afwc, psc, BN

Rank structure

Commissioned officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Bangladesh Navy v t e
			এ্যাডমিরাল Aeḍmirāl		ভাইস এ্যাডমিরাল Bhā'is aeḍamirāl		রিয়ার এ্যাডমিরাল Riẏār aeḍamirāl		কমোডোর Kômōḍōr		ক্যাপ্টেন Kaepṭēn		কমান্ডার Kômānḍār		লেফটেন্যান্ট কমান্ডার Lēphṭēnānṭ kômānḍār		লেফটেন্যান্ট Lēphṭēnānṭ		সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট Sāb-lēphṭēnānṭ		এ্যাক্টিং সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট Ēyākṭiṁ sāb-lēphṭēn'yānṭ		মিডশিপম্যান Miḍśipmaen

Other ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Bangladesh Navy v t e																											No insignia								No insignia
	মাস্টার চীফ পেটি অফিসার Māsṭāra cīpha pēṭi aphisāra						সিনিয়র চীফ পেটি অফিসার Siniẏara cīpha pēṭi aphisāra		চীফ পেটি অফিসার Cīpha pēṭi aphisāra		পেটি অফিসার Pēṭi aphisāra												লিডিং সীম্যান Liḍiṁ sīmyāna				এ্যাবল সীম্যান Ēyābala sīmyāna								অর্ডিনারী সিম্যান Arḍinārī simyāna

D & R

Shore establishments

Training institutes

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.

Equipment

As of November 2020, The Bangladesh Navy has five Guided Missile Frigates, 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. The navy also maintain a special operations force named SWADS.

Submarines

The Bangladesh Navy's submarine force was established with the commissioning of two refurbished Type 035G (Ming class) submarines on 12 March 2017.

Ships

Naval aviation

Type	Country	Class	Role	In service	Orders	Notes
AgustaWestland AW109	Italy	Rotary wing	Utility	2	2
Dornier 228	Germany	Fixed wing turbo-prop	MPA	4

Munitions

Name	Type	Range	Origin	Notes
Otomat Mk 2 Block IV	Anti-ship missile	180 km	Italy
C-802A	Anti-ship missile	180 km	People's Republic of China
C-704	Anti-ship missile	35 km	People's Republic of China
FM-90N	Surface-to-air missile	15 km	People's Republic of China
FL-3000N	Surface-to-air missile	9 km	People's Republic of China
Yu-4	Torpedo	6 km (original) at 30 knots (56 km/h), 15 km (upgraded) at 40 knots (74 km/h)	People's Republic of China
A244-S	Torpedo	13.5 km	Italy

Small arms

Name	Type	Caliber	Origin	Notes
Type 92	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm	People's Republic of China	Standard issue sidearm.
Type 54	Semi-automatic pistol	7.62×25mm	People's Republic of China	In special Forces and reserve use.
SIG Sauer P226/228/229	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm	Germany  Switzerland
Type 56	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	China  Bangladesh	Assembled locally by BOF.
BD-08	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Bangladesh	Produced under license by BOF.
M4A1	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	United States	SWADS.
Daewoo K2	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	Republic of Korea	SWADS.
M24 sniper rifle	sniper rifle	7.62×51mm	United States	SWADS.
Heckler and Koch MP5	sub-machine gun	9×19mm	Germany
Daewoo K7	sub-machine gun	9×19mm	Republic of Korea
BD-15 LMG	Light machine gun	7.62×39mm	Bangladesh	Produced under license by BOF.
M240B	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm	United States	Used on Defender-class boat
L44A1	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm	United Kingdom	Used on Island-class OPV, Meghna-class OPV, River-class minesweeper
DShK	Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm	Russia
CIS 50MG	Heavy machine gun	12.7×99mm	Singapore
M2 Browning	Heavy machine gun	12.7×99mm	United States	Used on BNS Bangabandhu

Future modernization plans

Bangladesh has made a long term modernisation plan for its Armed Forces named Forces Goal 2030. The plan includes the modernization and expansion of all equipment and infrastructures and providing enhanced training. 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. A separate submarine base named BNS Sheikh Hasina, is under construction at Pekua in Cox's Bazar. The construction works of a fleet headquarters at the Sandwip channel of Chittagong with ship berthing facilities is already going on.

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. 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. In April 2018, Bangladesh Navy issued tender for two X-band navigational radars with helicopter landing control facility for two of its ships. 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.

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.

See also

• Bangladesh Army
• Bangladesh Air Force
• Bangladesh Coast Guard
• Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC)
• Bangladesh Navy Football Team

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