Bangladesh Navy

Bangladesh Navy
বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী
Bāṅlādēś Nôubāhinī
Crest of the Bangladesh Navy
FoundedJuly 1971[citation needed]
Country Bangladesh
TypeNavy
RoleNaval warfare
Size27,500 personnel[1][2]
74 ships[citation needed]
6 aircraft[3]
Part of Bangladesh Armed Forces
Naval HeadquartersNaval Headquarters (NHQ), Banani, Dhaka
Nickname(s)BN
PatronThe President of Bangladesh
Motto(s)শান্তিতে সংগ্রামে সমুদ্রে দুর্জয়
Śāntitē Sôṅgrāmē Sômudrē Durjôẏ
("In War and Peace Invincible at Sea")
Colors
  • Service uniform: White,Black
      
  • Combat uniform: Crayola's Cadet Blue, Black Coral, Rainbow Indigo, Gunmetal
        
Awards
  • Navy Medal
  • Extraordinary Service Medal
  • Distinguished Service Medal
  • Navy Glorious Service Medal
  • Navy Medal of Excellence
  • Navy Efficiency Medal
EngagementsBangladesh Liberation War
Operation Jackpot
2008 Bangladesh–Myanmar naval standoff
Websitewww.navy.mil.bd
Commanders
Commander-in-chief President Mohammed Sahabuddin
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan[4]
Insignia
Flag
Ensign
Jack
Roundel
Aircraft flown
HelicopterAW-109E Power
PatrolDornier 228NG

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] Bangladesh Navy is a front line disaster management force in Bangladesh. The navy takes part in United Nations peacekeeping.[6][7]

  1. ^ সশস্ত্রবাহিনীর মোট সদস্য সংখ্যা দুই লাখ চার হাজার ৫৯৬ জন. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 8 June 2017.
  2. ^ সশস্ত্র বাহিনীর সদস্য সংখ্যা ২ লাখ ৪ হাজার ৫৯৬ জন. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ^ "World Air Forces 2020". Flightglobal Insight. 2020. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Navy Chief M Nazmul Hassan promoted to Admiral". Dhaka Tribune. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh's maritime boundary extends". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Navy being upgraded as a global standard force: PM". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 27 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  7. ^ "PM: Navy to get two submarines by 2015". Dhaka Tribune. 1 March 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2014.