Bangladesh Navy

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Bangladesh Navy
বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী

Bangladesh Navy Crest
Active 1971 - present
Country  Bangladesh
Branch Navy
Type Naval Warfare
Size 15,000 personnel , 85 ships. [1]
Part of Bangladesh Armed Forces
Ministry of Defence
Naval Headquarters Banani, Dhaka
Nickname BN
Patron The President of Bangladesh
Motto 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.navy.mil.bd
Commanders
Ministry of Defence Sheikh Hasina
Chief of Naval Staff 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 (BN, Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, Bānglādēśh Naubāhinī) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The navy is implementing an ambitious modernization 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 upgradation through last decade. On July, 2011,[2] Bangladesh Navy inaugurated its air arm. Now the navy is preparing itself for its upcoming submarine fleet,[3] expected to join by 2016

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. 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. 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

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- Commodore Zakiur Rahman Bhuyian, (L) psc, BN
  • Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations)
    • Directorate of Naval Operations (DNO)- Commodore 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 A Haque, (C), psc, BN
    • Directorate of Hydrography (D of Hydro) Captain S Mahmudul Hasan, (H), psc, BN
    • Directorate of Naval Aviation (DNAV)-

  • Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)
    • Directorate of Personnel Services (DPS) - Captain M Iqbal (C), psc, BN
    • Directorate of Naval Training (DNT)- Commodore Bashir Uddin Ahmed, G), psc, BN
    • Directorate of Welfare (D of Wel) - Captain S M Khalid Hossain, (S), afwc, psc, BN
    • Directorate of Naval Education Services (DNES) - Captain M Naim Golam Muktadir, (H-1), psc, BN
    • Directorate of Civilian Personnel (DCP) - Mr Abdul 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) - Commodore M Safiul Azam, (E), psc, BN
    • Directorate of Naval Weapon and Electrical Engineering (DNW&EE) - Captain H Kollol, (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) - Commodore Syed Salahuddin Ahmed, (S), ndu, afwc, psc, BN
    • Directorate of Supply & Transport (DS&T) - Captain M Motiur Rahman, (S), psc, BN
    • Directorate of Naval Budget (D of Budget) - Captain S M Zamil Hossain (S), afwc, psc, BN
    • Directorate of Technical Stores (DTS) - Captain Zamshed Ali, (E), psc, BN
    • Directorate of Pay Pension and Accounts (DPP&A)- Captain Sharif Uddin Bhuiyan, (S), psc, BN

Naval Headquarters Command Structure

Sleeve insignia Appointment Rank & Name
Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral M Farid Habib, ndc, psc
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) Rear Admiral A M M M Aurangzeb Chowdhury, (G), ndc, psc, BN
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) Rear Admiral K S Hossain, (TAS), (CD), ncc, 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
Commander Chittagong Naval Area Rear Admiral Akhtar Habib (ND), ndc, ncc, psc, BN
Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL) Commodore Md Shaheen Iqbal, (TAS), afwc, psc, BN
Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka (Admin Dhaka) Commodore S A Parvez (TAS), nswc, afwc, 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 (COMSWADS) Rear Admiral Mohammad Akhtar Habib (ND), ncc, ndc, psc, BN
Commodore Naval Aviation(COMNAV) Commodore M A Ashraf,(TAS), ncc, 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)[4]
  • Vice Admiral M Farid Habib (28 January 2013 – Present)[5]

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
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 6 Six frigates including the Hamilton class frigate[6] delivered in 2013 and the two second hand former Chinese Type-53H2 frigates[7] which will join in January 2014. Another Hamilton class frigate is expected to be delivered by 2014.
Corvette 4+2 AMI International and BTV suggests the procurement of two brand new corvettes from China possibly Type-056, scheduled to join navy by 2015.[8]
Offshore Patrol Vessel 11 Khulna Shipyard has delivered 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
Survey Ship 3
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.
M4A1 Assault rifle 5.45mm USA SWADS.
Daewoo K2 Assault rifle 5.45mm S.Korea SWADS.
M24 sniper rifle sniper rifle 7.62mm USA SWADS.
Heckler and Koch MP5 sub-machine gun 9mm Germany
Daewoo K7 sub-machine gun 9mm S.Korea
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

Bangladesh has made a long term modernization plan for its Armed Forces named “Forces Goal 2030”.[9] Under this goal navy to be a three dimensional deterrent force with air wing and submarines. At the same time it has a plan to increase its surface combat capability by adding more ships as well as upgrading the current fleet.

In recent years the navy has acquired 3 missile Frigates [10][11](two 053H2 (Jianghu-III) Class and one Hamilton-Class[12][13]), 4 missile Corvettes (two Castle Class[14] and two Durjoy Class[15]), 5 Indegenous built Padma Class patrol vessel[16] and many auxiliary ships. Besides BNS Osman has been equipped with C-802A AShM and FM-90 SAM[17] and BNS Bangabandhu, the most modern ship of Bangladesh Navy, equipped with maritime helicopter.

Recently Bangladesh ordered two Type 056 corvettes from China and two Incheon Class corvettes from South Korea. The navy has a plan for replacing its age old Fast Attack Craft (Missile) fleet by 2021. Besides another US Coastguard Cutter is going to join Bangladesh Navy service by next year.

In 2013, Bangladesh Navy has commissioned five indegenous patrol vessel built by Khulna Shipyard Ltd. There is a plan to build bigger ships in coming years.

Bangladesh Navy inaugurated its air wing on July, 2011 which contains two AgustaWestland AW109 helicopters and two Dornier 228 NG Maritime patrol aircraft. Bangladesh has ordered three Harbin Z-9C maritime helicopter from China.

Bangladesh Navy is now preparing for its submarine fleet, expected to join by 2016. At Pekua, near Cox’s Bazar, the first submarine base is going to be established. Recently decision has been taken for establishing a new base at Patuakhali, near the Paira Sea Port. It will be the most modern base of Bangladesh Navy with naval air base and submarine base facilities.

Bangladesh Naval Academy

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bangladeshnavy.org/glance.html
  2. ↑ :The Daily Star: Internet Edition
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Bangladesh Navy Official website
  5. ↑ "Farid Habib new Navy chief". bdnews24.com. 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2013-05-28. 
  6. ↑ http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2013/05/30/Bangladesh-gets-its-first-Hamilton-class-cutter/UPI-70901369886580/
  7. ↑ http://www.imdexasia.com/pdfs/AMI-Naval-Mkt-HN-March2013.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.imdexasia.com/pdfs/AMI-Naval-Mkt-HN-March2013.pdf
  9. ↑
  10. ↑
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ [: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1783027/]
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ [: http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/reply/17019]
  15. ↑ [: http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2013-02-05&nid=39135]
  16. ↑
  17. ↑

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