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After that in 1996, the Bangladesh Navy with support from the French government has modernized under the Hydro Bangla Project-1. [4] After 5 years, Hydro Bangla Project-2 was completed and Bangladesh Navy Hydrographic & Oceanographic Center was established in 2001.
The Bangladesh Navy currently operates two submarines, five guided missile frigates, two patrol frigates, six guided missile corvettes, minor surface combatants of various type of offshore patrol vessels, coastal patrol boats, missile boats, minesweepers, auxiliaries, amphibious landing craft and rapid response boats.
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]
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 sea lanes in the Indian Ocean are considered among the most strategically important in the world with more than 80 percent of the world's seaborne trade in oil transits through the Indian Ocean and its vital chokepoints, with 40 percent passing through the Strait of Hormuz, 35 percent through the Strait of Malacca and 8 percent through the Bab el-Mandeb.
The Bangladesh Armed Forces (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, romanized: Bāṅlādēś Sôśôstrô Bāhinī) are the military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. They consist of the three uniformed military services: the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Navy, and the Bangladesh Air Force.
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Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute was established in 2015 after the passage in parliament of the ...