Bangladesh Navy : In War and Peace Invincible at Sea
Mission: Safeguard the sovereignty over the internal waters & territorial sea, and sovereign rights over the Contiguous Zone, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Continental Shelf of Bangladesh while supporting riverine and maritime economic activities including free flow of riverine & sea borne trade.
General Information: The Bangladesh Navy has a strength of 24,000 personnel including about 5,000 officers (2005 estimate). It is mostly limited to coastal patrolling, but it has already procured an ULSAN class frigate built in South Korea.
Organization/Formation
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 Makbul Hossain (TAS), ndu, psc, BN
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Materials): Commodore S A M A Abedin, (E), ndc, psc, BN
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Logistics): Rear Admiral M Saiful Kabir, (L), ndc, psc, BN
Drafting Authority: Rear Admiral M Saiful Kabir, (L), ndc, psc, BN
Naval Secretary: Commodore Shamsul Alam, (G), ndu, psc, BN
Area/Operational Commands:
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 Makbul Hossain (TAS), ndu, 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 Naval Aviation(COMNAV): Commodore Aslam Parvez,(TAS), psc, BN
Bangladesh Navy (BN) has its HQ at Banani, Dhaka. HQ has 4 branches, Operations (O), Personnel (P), Material (M) and Logistics (Log). Each branch is headed by officers who are considered as Principal Staff Officer (PSO)and known as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff, eg ACNS(O). Under each PSO there are various Directorates headed by Directors of Captain Rank. Under each Director there are Deputy Directors (DD) and Staff Officers (SO).
Operations Branch: Directorate of Naval Operations (DNO), Directorate of Naval Plans (DNP), Directorate of Naval Intelligence(DNI), Directorate of Works(D of Wks), Directorate of Naval Signals (D Sig), Directorate of Hydrography (D of Hydro);
Personnel Branch: Directorate of Personnel Services (DPS), Directorate of Medical Services(DMS), Directorate of naval Training(DNT), Directorate of Welfare(D of Wel), Directorate of Naval Education Services (DNES), Directorate of Civilian Personnel(DCP), Directorate of Medical Services(DMS);
Material Branch: Directorate of Naval Engineering(DNE), Directorate of Naval Weapon and Electrical Engineering (DNWEE), Directorate of Naval Armament Inspection and Supply (DNAIS), Directorate of Information Technology (DIT);
Logistics Branch: Directorate of Naval Stroes (DNS), Directorate of Naval Budget (D of Budget), Directorate of Technical Stores(DTS), Directorate of Pay Pension and Accounts(DPP&A);
List of Chiefs of Naval Staff
Captain Nurul Haq
Commodore Musharraf Hussain Khan
Rear Admiral Musharraf Hussain Khan
Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali khan
Rear Admiral Sultan Ahmed
Rear Admiral Amir Ahmed Mustafa
Commodore Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam (3rd May 1991 - 3rd June 1991)
Rear Admiral Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam (4th June 1991 - 3rd June 1995)
Rear Admiral Mohammad Nurul Islam (4th June 1995 - 3rd June 1999)
Rear Admiral Abu Taher (4th June 1999 - 3rd June 2002)
Rear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba (4th June 2002 - 9th January 2005)
Rear Admiral M Hasan Ali Khan (10th January 2005 - 9th February 2007)
Rear Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam (10 February 2007 - 22 May 2007)
Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam (23 May 2007 - 28 Jan 2008)
INFO
Bangladesh Navy Ships/Equipment
Frigates
BNS Bangabandhu F25 ULSAN DW 2000 H
BNS Osman F18 Ex-ChineseType 053H1 I 053 HL
BNS Umar Faruq F16 Ex-British Salisbury 61
BNS Abu Bakr F15 Ex-British Leopard 41
BNS Ali Haider F17 Ex-British Leopard 41
Offshore Patrol Vessel" EX RN Island class patrol vessels
BNS KAPATHAKHAYA
BNS TURAG
BNS KAROTOA
BNS GOMATI
BNS SANGU
BNS S R AMIN
Fast Attack Craft (Missile)
Durdasha-1 P 8125 Chinese Type 021 Huangfeng (Soviet Osa-I) class missile boat 21
Durdasha-2 P 8126 Chinese Type 021 Huangfeng (Soviet Osa-I) class missile boat 21
Durdasha-3 P 8127 Chinese Type 021 Huangfeng (Soviet Osa-I) class missile boat 21
Durdasha-4 P 8128 Chinese Type 021 Huangfeng (Soviet Osa-I) class missile boat 21
Anirban P 81231 Chinese Type 021 Huangfeng (Soviet Osa-I) class missile boat 21
Durbar P 8111 Chinese Heku/Hegu/Houku/Hougu (Type 024) class missile boat 24
Duranta P 8112 Chinese Heku/Hegu/Houku/Hougu (Type 024) class missile boat 24
Durvedya P 8113 Chinese Heku/Hegu/Houku/Hougu (Type 024) class missile boat 24
Durdam P 8114 Chinese Heku/Hegu/Houku/Hougu (Type 024) class missile boat 24
Utpal P 8141 Chinese Heku/Hegu/Houku/Hougu (Type 024) class missile boat 24
Fast Attack Craft (Torpedo)
TB 35 T 8235 Chinese Huchuan (Type 025) class Torpedo Hydrofoil 26
TB 36 T 8236 Chinese Huchuan (Type 025) class Torpedo Hydrofoil 26
TB 37 T 8237 Chinese Huchuan (Type 025) class Torpedo Hydrofoil 26
TB 38 T 8238 Chinese Huchuan (Type 025) class Torpedo Hydrofoil 26
TB 1 T8221 Chinese P 4 class torpedo boat 123K
TB 2 T8222 Chinese P 4 class torpedo boat 123K
TB 3 T8223 Chinese P 4 class torpedo boat 123K
TB 4 T8224 Chinese P 4 class torpedo boat 123K
Fast Attack Craft (Patrol)
Nirbhoy P 812 Chinese Hainan (Type 037) class submarine chaser Durjoy
Karnaphuli P 314 Ex Yugoslav Kraljenih Karnaphuli
Tista P 315 Ex Yugoslav Kraljenih Karnaphuli
Coastal Patrol Craft
Padma P 312 Ex Indian Akshay
Surma P 313 Ex Indian Akshay
Barkat P 711 Haizhui (Type 062-I) class submarine chaser 062/1
Meghana P 211 Meghana
Jamuna P 212 Meghana
Bishkhali P 311 River
Fast Attack Craft (Gun)
Shaheed Daulat P 411 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062
Shaheed Farid P 412 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062
Shahhed Mohibullah P 413 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062
Shaheed Akhtaruddin P 414 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062
Tawheed P 611 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062
Tawfiq P 612 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062
Tamjeed P 613 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062
Tanveer P 614 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062
Riverine Patrol Craft
Pabna P 111 Pabna
Noakhali P 112 Pabna
Patuakhali P 113 Pabna
Rangamati P 114 Pabna
Bogra P 115 Pabna
Training Ship
Shaheed Ruhul Amin A 511 Island
Minesweepers
Shapla M 95 Shapla Ex-British River (HMS Waveney)
Shaikat M 96 Shapla Ex-British River (HMS Carron)
Surovi M 97 Shapla Ex-British River (HMS Dovey)
Shaibal M 98 Shapla Ex-British River (HMS Helford)
Sagar M 91 Sagar T 43
Auxiliaries
Khan Jahan Ali A 515 Tanker
Shahayak A 512 Repair ship
Shah Jalal A 512 Tender
Shanket Harbor Tender
Shah Amanat L 900 Landing Craft Logistic
Shah Paran L 901 LCU 1646 LCU
Shah Makdum L 902 LCU 1646 LCU
Darshak A 581 Yuch’in 068/069 L CU/LCP
Tallashi A 582 Yuch'in 068/069 LCU/LCP
Future Expansion Plan:
The Government of Bangladesh announced an ambitious defense 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 ( 1 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 currently in the process of 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.
In 2010 BN has signed a contract with China Shipbuilding and Offshore Company (CSOC) to build two Large Patrol Craft in Wuchang Shipyard in China. These ships will be of 600 tons and will be armed with 4 X C-704 SSM, 1 X 76.2 mm gun with FCS and RDC. Under a separate contract with CSOC, BN will construct 5 Patrol Craft of 350 tons at Khulna Shipyard with Chinese technical assistance. 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. Another contract has been signed on 23 June 2011 with Ruag Germany for the delivery of two Dornier 228 NG MPA within the next 24 months.
As of April, 2010 the rapid modernization program of BN involves order of:
2x F-22B guided missile frigate (China),
2x 600 ton large patrol craft/missile corvette (China),
1x Hydrographic Survey ship (Indigenous),
1x Fleet Replenishment Oil Tanker (Indigenous),
2x LCU (Indigenous),
1x Salvage ship (Indigenous),
12x Patrol boats -Indigenous,
3x Harbin Z-9C Anti-Submarine helicopter (China),
C-802 ASM missiles for 3 frigate and 4 missile boats (China),
FM-90N SAM for 3 frigates (China) - already fitted onboard BNS BANGABANDHU.
2x Dornier 228 NG MPA (Germany) - contract signed on 23 June 2011.
2x guided missile corvette (Tender won by China)
On discussion:
3x guided missile frigates in addition to the couple ordered from China,
2x King Air MPA (USA),
New generation of light and heavy Torpedoes (EU + China),
4x guided missile corvette (Turkey - Milgem),
3x Submarine (Turkey / Germany / South Korea).
