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The Bangladesh Navy (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী) 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, the security of sea ports and exclusive economic zones of Bangladesh. [5]
The boats are being built by Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited under licence from PT Lundin Indonesia. 8 of 18 vessels are commissioned with Bangladesh Navy. These 11.7 meters long boats are armed with a 12.7 mm machine gun mount on cabin top and two additional gun mounts on the after deck.
On 21 November 1971, the Bangladesh Forces was divided into three separate services as Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Air Force. The Bangladesh Forces received modest assistance from the Indian Government soon after the start of the war, On 3 December 1971, the India-Pakistan war broke out and Indian troops entered Bangladesh ...
The Pakistan Navy (PN) (Urdu: پاکستان بحریہ; romanized: Pākistān Bahrí'a; pronounced [ˈpaːkɪstaːn baɦɽia]) is the naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The Chief of the Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
Chandpur, East Pakistan, Pakistan: Allegiance Bangladesh: Service / branch Bangladesh Navy: Years of service: 1986 – 2022: Rank: Rear Admiral: Commands: Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Logistics) Commander, Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka; Director Purchase (Navy) at DGDP; Director of Budget; Director of Naval Stores; Base Supply Officer
After Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan, full diplomatic relations were not restored until 1976. [126] Relations improved considerably under the Bangladesh military governments of President Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman and Lieutenant General Hussain Muhammad Ershad, as Bangladesh had grown distant from its former war ally, India.
On 19 December 2009, she was commissioned in the Pakistan Navy in China, with Adm. Numan Bashir, then-Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), sponsoring and overseeing the commissioning of the ship from China. [3] She is the namesake of Shamsheer, which means Sword and is a special type of sabre with a 5–15° curve from top to tip. [8]
At that time, the navy was a force equipped with surface ships only. Coming in the new millennium, the Bangladesh Navy started to consider the necessity of being a three-dimensional force equipped with submarines and aircraft. It was the year of 2009 when the first two aircraft were ordered for the navy. The aircraft were two AgustaWestland ...