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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) 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.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Khilkhet Thana had 31,141 households and a population of 130,053, all of whom lived in urban areas. 8.6% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 73.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%. [6] [9]
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 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.
Pages in category "Bangladesh Navy bases" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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 .