Bangladesh Navy

Bangladesh Navy বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী
Bangladesh Navy Crest
Active	1971 - present
Country	Bangladesh
Branch	Navy
Type	Naval Warfare
Size	24,000 personnel
Part of	Bangladesh Armed Forces Ministry of Defence
Naval Headquarters	Banani, Dhaka
Nickname(s)	BN
Patron	The President of Bangladesh
Motto(s)	শান্তিতে সংগ্রামে সমুদ্রে দূর্জয় Transliteration: Shantite Shongrame Shamudre Durjoy (In War and Peace Invincible at Sea)
Anniversaries	26 March, 7 November.
Engagements	Bangladesh Liberation War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Website	www.bangladeshnavy.org
Commanders
Ministry of Defence	Sheikh Hasina
Ceremonial chief	Vice Admiral M Farid Habib (ND), ndc, psc, BN
Insignia
Naval Ensign
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	AW-109 Power
Patrol	Dornier 228 NG

The Bangladesh Navy (Bengali language: বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী ) is the naval arm of the Armed Forces of Bangladesh The navy is mostly lim ited to coastal patrolling, however it is implementing an ambitious procurement and expansion program to ensure the security of Bangladesh's maritime boundary which includes the country's vast exclusive economic zone, deep sea oil, gas and mineral reserves, and vital shipping lanes in the Bay of Bengal. The Bangladesh Navy is undergoing major transformation since last decade. In 2010 contracts were signed for a total of 11 ships out of which 8 are new construction. Two Agusta Westland AW 109 E maritime helicopters were delivered in July 2011. On 23 June 2011 contract was signed with Ruag for supply of 2 Dornier 228 NG MPA.

History

The Bangladesh Navy was created as part of Bangladesh Forces during Bangladesh's 1971 Independence war against Pakistan. Its official creation date is July 1971 during the historic Bangladesh Sector Commanders Conference 1971. In 1971, with West Pakistan imposing a brutal military crack-down 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 and 45 navy personnel. On 9 November 1971, the first naval fleet consisting of six small patrol vessels were inaugurated. [2] These ships tried to carry out raids on the Pakistani fleet, but were mistakenly hit and sunk by Indian Air Force on December 10, 1971. The next major attack was launched on Mongla seaport. According to official figures from Bangladesh Navy, a total of 334 sailors were involved with the newly created navy with 22 being killed in action. [3] Bangladesh Navy

Organization and formation

Bangladesh Navy (BN) has its headquarters at Banani, Dhaka. HQ has 4 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 Captain. Under each Director there are Deputy Directors (DD) and Staff Officers (SO).

Flag officers holding command or important positions in the Bangladesh Navy are as follows.

Headquarters

File:CNS flag.gif Chief of Naval Staff

• • CNS Secretary-Commander Nazrul Islam, (S), psc, BN
  • Judge Advocate Gen-Instructor Captain Sahadat Hossain, BN
  • Naval Secretary (NS)-Commodore Shamsul Alam, (G), ndu, psc, BN
  • Drafting Authority- Rear admiral M Saiful Kabir, (L), ndc, psc, BN

• Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations)
  • Directorate of Naval Operations (DNO)- Captain M Mozammel Haque, (G), psc, BN
  • Directorate of Naval Plans (DNP) - Captain Mir Ershad Ali, (G), psc, BN
  • Directorate of Naval Intelligence (DNI) - Captain M Sohail, (TAS), psc, BN
  • Directorate of Works (D of Wks) - Captain Kutubuddin Bakhtiar, (E), psc, BN
  • Directorate of Naval Signals (D Sig) - Captain M Mozammel Haque, (G), psc, BN (in addition)
  • Directorate of Hydrography (D of Hydro) Captain S Mahmudul Hasan, (H), psc, BN

• Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)
  • Directorate of Personnel Services (DPS) - Captain M Khalid Hossain, (S), psc, BN
  • Directorate of Naval Training (DNT)- Captain S M Sabbir, (ND), psc, BN
  • Directorate of Welfare (D of Wel) - Captain S Hasibur Rahman, (G), psc, BN
  • Directorate of Naval Education Services (DNES) - Captain M Naim Golam Muktadir, (H-1), psc, BN
  • Directorate of Civilian Personnel (DCP) - Mr Moyeed, CSO-I
  • Directorate of Medical Services (DMS) - Surg Captain Abul Kalam Azad, BN

• Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Materiel)
  • Directorate of Naval Engineering (DNE) - Captain M Moyeenul Haque, (E), psc, BN
  • Directorate of Naval Weapon and Electrical Engineering (DNW&EE) - Captain M Ziauddin Alamgir, (L), psc, BN
  • Directorate of Naval Armament Inspection and Supply (DNAI&S) - Captain Shahed Iqbal, (L), psc, BN
  • Directorate of Information Technology (DIT) - Captain M Moyeenul Haque,(E), psc, BN (in addition)
  • Directorate of Ship Building (DSB) - Captain M Moyeenul Haque, (E), psc, BN (in addition)

• Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Logistics)
  • Directorate of Naval Stores (DNS) - Captain A M Rezaul Haque, (S), psc, BN
  • Directorate of Naval Budget (D of Budget) - Captain M Lokmanur Rahman, (S), psc, BN
  • Directorate of Technical Stores (DTS) - Capt A H Chowdhury, (E), psc, BN
  • Directorate of Pay Pension and Accounts (DPP&A)- Captain T M Nasrullah, (S), psc, BN

Naval Headquarters Command Structure

Sleeve insignia	Appointment	Rank & Name
	Chief of Naval Staff	Vice Admiral M Farid Habib, (ND), ndc, psc
	Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations)	Rear Admiral A M M M Aurangzeb Chowdhury, (G), ndc, psc, BN (In Addition)
	Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)	Rear Admiral M Makbul Hossain (TAS), ndu, psc, BN
	Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Materials)	Commodore S A M Arshadul Abedin, (E), ndc, psc, BN
	Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Logistics)	Rear Admiral Mohammed Saiful Kabir, (L), ndu, psc, BN
	Drafting Authority	Commodore Mohammed Zakiur Rahman Bhuiyan, (L), psc, BN
	Naval Secretary	Commodore Shamsul Alam, (G), ndu, psc, BN

Area/Operational Commands

Sleeve insignia	Appointment	Rank & Name
	Commodore Commanding Chittagong (COMCHIT)	Commodore Mohammad Akhtar Habib (ND), ncc, ndc, psc, BN
	Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL)	Commodore Md Shaheen Iqbal, (TAS), ndc, afwc, psc, BN
	Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka (Admin Dhaka)	Commodore Aslam Parvez (TAS), psc, BN
	Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN)	Commodore Shawkat Imran,(ND), ndc, psc, BN
	Commodore Superintendent Dockyard (CSD)	Commodore Kazi Kamrul Hassan,(L), ndc, psc, BN
	Special Warfare and Diving and Salvage Command (SWADSCOM)	Commodore Mohammad Akhtar Habib (ND), ncc, ndc, psc, BN
	Commodore Naval Aviation(COMNAV)	Commodore Aslam Parvez,(TAS), psc, BN

List of Chiefs of Naval Staff

• Captain Nurul Haq (up until 6 November 1973)
• Commodore Musharraf Hussain Khan (7 November 1973 - 22 February 1976)
• Rear Admiral Musharraf Hussain Khan (23 February 1976 - 3 November 1979) - served as Deputy Chief Martial Law Administrator of Bangladesh from 1975 to 1977 with Ziaur Rahman and M. G. Tawab.
• Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan (4 November 1979 - 6 August 1984)
• Rear Admiral Sultan Ahmed (6 August 1984 - 14 August 1990)
• Rear Admiral Amir Ahmed Mustafa (15 August 1990- 2 May 1991)
• Commodore Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam (4 June 1991 - 17 June 1991)
• Rear Admiral Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam (17 June 1991 - 3 June 1995)
• Rear Admiral Mohammad Nurul Islam (4 June 1995 - 3 June 1999)
• Rear Admiral Abu Taher (4 June 1999 - 3 June 2002)
• Rear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba (4 June 2002 - 9 January 2005)
• Rear Admiral M Hasan Ali Khan (10 January 2005 - 9 February 2007)
• Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam (10 February 2007 - 28 January 2009)
• Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed (29 January 2009 – 28 January 2013)
• Vice Admiral M Farid Habib (28 January 2013 – Present)

Ranks

Main article: Ranks and insignia of Bangladesh Navy

Branches

Bangladesh Navy has 6 administrative branches:

1. Executive (X)
2. Mechanical Engineering (E)
3. Electrical Engineering (L)
4. Supply & Secretariat (S&S)
5. Education
6. Medical

D&R

Serial & Branch	Seaman	Mechanical	Secretariat	Supply	Electrical	Radio Electrical	Regulating	Medical
01	OD (Ordinary Seaman)	ME II	WTR II	SA II	EN II	REN II	PM II	MA II
02	AB (Able Seaman)	ME I	WTR I	SA I	EN I	REN I	PM I	MA I
03	LS (Leading Seaman)	LME	LWTR	LSA	LEN	LREN	LPM	LMA
04	PO (Petty Officer)	ERA-IV	PO(W)	PO(S)	EA-IV	REA-IV	PO(R)	PO(Med)
05	CPO (Chief Petty Officer)	ERA-I/II/III	CPO(W)	CPO(S)	EA-I/II/III	REA-I/II/III	CPO(REG)	CPO(Med)
06	SCPO (Senior Chief Petty Officer)	SCPO(E),CERA	SCPO(W)	SCPO(S)	SCPO(L),CEA	SCPO(R),CREA	SCPO(Reg)	SCPO(Med)
07	MCPO (Master Chief Petty Officer)	MCPO(E)	MCPO(S)	MCPO(S)	MCPO(L)	MCPO(R)	MCPO(Reg)	MCPO(Med)
08	Honorary Sub Lieutenant(X)	Hon S Lt(E)	Hon S Lt(S)	Hon S Lt(S)	Hon S Lt(L)	Hon S Lt(R)	Hon S Lt(Reg)	Hon S Lt(W/M)
09	Honorary Lieutenant(X)	Hon Lt(E)	Hon Lt(S)	Hon Lt(S)	Hon Lt(L)	Hon Lt(R)	Hon Lt(Reg)	Hon Lt(W/M)

Equipment

Main article: List of ships of the Bangladesh Navy

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BNS Osman (F-18) in UN Mission.

BNS Bangabandhu (F-25) at sea.

A Bangladesh Navy sailor fires a Type-56 assault rifle aboard the Bangladesh navy frigate BNS Bangabandhu.

Bangladesh Navy Special Warfare Diving and Salvage (SWADS) personnel amid a joint military exercise with the US Navy in 2011.

Surface Combatants

Type	Number of Ships	Notes
Frigate	5	In 2013 Bangladesh Navy acquired 1x Hamilton class frigate
Corvette	6	news suggests two Chinese Type-056 corvette has been ordered.More 7 guide missile corvette on order
Offshore Patrol Vessel	8	Khulna Shipyard has delivered two of five indigenous Padma Class OPV in 2013
Fast Attack Craft-Missile	9	A mid-life upgrade is in discussion.
Fast Attack Craft-ASW	8
Fast Attack Craft-Patrol	14
Rapid Response Boat	16
Training Ship	2
Mine Warfare	5
Amphibious Warfare	11
Auxiliaries	24

Bangladesh Naval Aviation

Bangladesh Naval aviation started its journey on 14 July 2011 with the induction of two AugustaWestland AW109 Power helicopter.On 27 December 11, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated Naval Aviation in Chittagong. Bangladesh Naval Aviation operates from Chittagong Air Station. Forward Operation bases are Patuakhali, Cox's Bazar, Dhaka and Khulna.

Aircraft	Picture	Origin	Type	Version	Quantity	Note
Helicopters 2 (3 On Order)
AW-109 Power		UK Italy	ASW SAR	KN	2	Delivered on 14 July 2011.
Harbin Z-9		China	ASW SAR	C	3	on order.
Fixed Wing Aircraft (2)
Dornier 228 NG		Germany	MPA	NG	2	Delivered on 3 June 2013.

Guided Weapons

Name	Type	Version	Origin	Notes
C-802	Anti Ship Missile	C-802A	China	BNS Osman
C-704	Anti Ship Missile	A	China	Castle Class and Durjoy Class
Otomat	Anti Ship Missile	Mk.2 Block IV	Italy	BNS Bangabandhu, received in 2000-01
Silkworm	Anti Ship Missile	SY-1 & HY-2	China	FAC(M)s
FM-90	Point Defence SAM System	N	China	BNS Bangabandhu
A244-S	Torpedo		Italy France

Small Arms

Name	Type	Caliber	Origin	Notes
Type 92	Semi-automatic pistol	9mm	China	Standard issue sidearm.
Type 54	Semi-automatic pistol	7.62x25	China	In special Forces and reserve use.
SIG Sauer P226/228/229	Semi-automatic pistol	9mm	Germany
Type 56	Assault rifle	7.62mm	Bangladesh	Upgraded version of Ak-47. Produced under license by BOF.
BD-08	Assault rifle	7.62mm	Bangladesh	Produced under license by BOF.
BD-08	Light machine gun	7.62mm	Bangladesh	Produced under license by BOF.
DShK	Heavy machine gun	12.7mm	Russia

Marines and Special Forces

The Bangladesh Navy maintains a Special Operations unit known as the SWADS. On 27 dec 11, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina commissioned SWADS base as BNS Nirvik at Danger Char opposite to BNS Isa Khan. The current strength of the unit is classified.

Future Expansion Plan

The Government of Bangladesh announced an ambitious defence procurement plan in February 2009 for a major purchase of weaponry, equipment and hardware for its armed forces, including anti-tank and anti-ship missile systems, aircraft for maritime patrol, frigates, tanks and helicopters. The Parliamentary standing committee in principle agreed to a 10-year development program in June 2009, under which the navy is to acquire 3 missile frigates, 3 large offshore patrol vessels with helicopter deck (2 already acquired, with a third in the process), 12 patrol craft, submarines, 2 landing craft (utility), 2 hydro-graphic research ship (acquired), 1 salvage vessel, 4 Fast Attack Craft (Missile) and install guided weapons systems in some ships to strengthen their combat capability. Following BNS Osman, BNS Bangabandhu, the most modern ship of Bangladesh Navy, is going to be equipped with maritime helicopter, air defence and anti-ship missile. Bangladesh Navy is replacing its three age-old ex-Royal Navy frigates (BNS Abu Bakar, BNS Ali Haider and BNS Umar Farooq) with modern frigates within the next couple of years and also preparing to add submarines to its fleet by 2019.

Under a contract with CSOC, BN will construct 5 Patrol Craft of 350 tons at Khulna Shipyard with Chinese technical assistance of which two are commissioned in 2013. BN has also signed a contract for the delivery additional C-704 SSM and QW-2 shoulder launched SAM. The C-704 SSMs will be fitted on board the existing quad-launcher missile boats as part of mid-life upgrade. Two AW 109E helicopters arrived in Bangladesh on 14 June 2011 and after being reassembled are now in active service.On 3 June 2013 From Ruag Germany two Dornier 228 NG MPA has been delivered which are also in active service now.

As of April,2010 the rapid modernization program of BN involves order of

1. 2x Jianghu-III guided missile frigate (China),
2. 2x Durjoy Class missile corvette (China),
3. 1x Hydrographic Survey ship (Indigenous),
4. 1x Fleet Replenishment Oil Tanker (Indigenous),
5. 2x LCU (Indigenous),
6. 1x Salvage ship (Indigenous),
7. 12x Patrol boats (Indigenous),
8. 3x Harbin Z-9C Anti-Submarine helicopter (China),
9. C-802A ASM missiles for 3 frigate and 4 missile boats (China),
10. FM-90N SAM for 3 frigates (China) - already fitted on board BNS Bangabandhu.
11. 2x Type 056 corvette (China)
12. 2x Incheon Class corvettes.(South Korea)

On discussion:

1. 3x guided missile frigates in addition to the couple ordered from (China / South Korea),
2. New generation of light and heavy Torpedoes (EU + China),
3. 4x Submarine (Turkey / Germany / South Korea / China).

Bangladesh Naval Academy

Bangladesh Naval Academy is the commissioned officer training academy of Bangladesh Navy located at the port city Chittagong.

See also

• SWADS
• Bangladesh Army
• Bangladesh Air Force
• Bangladesh Coast Guard

External links

• Official site of Bangladesh navy
• Official site of Bangladesh Coast Guard
• Bangladesh Military Forces Website
• Bangladesh Navy Photo Gallery
• Bangladesh Navy on Virtual Bangladesh