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To fulfill a goal, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina commissioned this full-fledged naval base [2] on November 5, 2018, to be called BNS Sheikh Mujib. [3] Bangladesh Navy treats this installation as crucial to cater the operational needs of the force in the capital.
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]
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.
Another operational base, named BNS Sheikh Mujib, has been constructed in Khilkhet in Dhaka. [45] The construction works of a fleet headquarters at the Sandwip channel of Chattogram, with ship berthing facilities, is also ongoing. [46] The Navy has taken initiative to produce missiles and IFF systems in Bangladesh. [47]
To coordinate military policy with foreign and intelligence policy, both the President and the Prime Minister are advised by a six-member advisory board, which consists of the three military services' Chiefs of Staff, the Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division, and military secretaries to the President and the Prime Minister.
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]
1 Dhaka Area. 2 Chittagong Area. 3 Khulna ... There are Bengali and English versions of schools and colleges for boys and girls controlled by the Bangladesh Navy. [1 ...
The command and control of the Bangladesh Armed Forces is exercised in this division, under direct control and supervision by the prime minister, who is also in charge of Ministry of Defence. [1] The headquarters is located in Dhaka Cantonment. [2]