Country's largest naval base underconstruction in Patuakhali with Sub berthing and Aviation facility

[BDforever]

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday announced that Bangladesh Navy is going to have two submarines to its fleet by 2015.

“Inshaallah, two submarines will be added to the naval force by next year,” she expressed her high hope while awarding National Standard to BNS Osman at Naval Berth here.

The Prime Minister also said a process is on to set up the biggest naval base at Rabanabad in Patuakhali with facilities for submarine berthing and aviation alongside increasing the fighting fleet and constructing the own air base of the Navy.

Underscoring the need for making the maritime area congenial and safer, she said: “It’s imperative to ensure a favourable atmosphere and security in the maritime area for extracting sea resources and securing trade. The naval force has to perform an important role in this regard,” she said.

Hasina has asked the officials and sailors of the naval force to intensively accomplish their responsibilities with fresh inspiration and mental strength to ensure security of the country’s huge sea area as well as to protect its sovereignty and resources.

In this regard, she said two new corvettes and two modern submarines would be included in the Naval Fleet by next year to strengthen the capability of the force to protect the maritime boundary and sea resources.

BNS Osman has been awarded with the National Standard for its outstanding contribution at home and abroad for the last 25 years, including its engagement in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Lebanon for last four years, which earned glory for the country.

The Prime Minister said Bangladesh Navy has been upgraded to another level of its continued advancement as BNS Osman has been awarded the National Standard, and termed the day a glorious one for the nation and the Armed Forces, including the Navy itself.

She hoped that the Navy members would uphold the dignity of the force at home and abroad through their high efficiency and discipline; and through earning professional excellence by maintaining Chain of Command.

Recalling the contribution of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to building a modern Naval Force in the country, Hasina said after assuming office in 1996 and 2009, her government followed the directives put forward in the Defence Policy formulated in 1974 by Bangabandhu government.

The Prime Minister said the government has taken short and medium term plans to develop the Navy as an efficient, modern and balanced three-dimensional force which will be implemented by 2030.

As part of the plans, 16 ships as well as two helicopters and two maritime petrol aircraft have been added to the Naval Force during the tenure of her government, she said,

Besides, special force SWADS has been commissioned for the Naval Aviation and Unconventional Warfare, she added.

Talking about maritime boundary with neighbouring countries, Sheikh Hasina said the Father of the Nation enacted ‘The Territorial Waters and Maritime Zone Act’ in 1974 to settle the country’s sea boundary.

In this connection, she mentioned that Awami League, after forming government in 2009, took initiatives to resolve the longstanding disputes on sea boundary.

Following the steps taken by her government, Sheikh Hasina said, the disputes over the maritime boundary with Myanmar were resolved in 2012 while with India this year through the judgments by the international courts.

As a result, the country’s claims over the sea territory equal its land area as well as its control has been established over sea resources while the government has taken various plans, including collecting sea resources and ensuring their maximum utilisation, she said.

About conducting hydrographic surveys in the extended working area of the Bay of Bengal to extract sea resources, she said an organisational structure with the post of Chief Hydrographer has been approved for the Navy.

Sheikh Hasina announced with satisfaction that the Navy has been building two container ships at Khulna Shipyard with its own finance.

In this context, she mentioned that Khulna Shipyard for the first time built five Patrol Crafts for the Navy, which manifested the country’s increasing capability to construct it own warships.

The construction of two more big ships and two strong and large patrol crafts have also been started which would reduce dependency on foreign countries, she said.

The Prime Minister in her speech also highlighted the role of the three services, including Navy, in the UN peacekeeping missions, saying they brightened the image and dignity of the country in the international arena.

Navy Chief Vice Admiral M Farid Habib, NDC, PSC received the Prime Minister as she arrived in Chittagong. A smartly turned-out contingent of Navy gave guard of honour to her.

source: Navy to have 2 submarines by 2015: PM

 

[Yogijaat]

bangladesh is becoming more and more aggressive day by day.

 

[RISING SUN]

bangladesh is becoming more and more aggressive day by day.

Bangladesh is becoming self protective rather than aggressive in my opinion. It should have atleast 3 AIP subs, 10 patrol vessels 2 groups of corvettes and frigates with good anti ship and anti air capabilities. It will ensure that they are self sufficient in protecting their naval boundaries and resources within it. Countries which can affect it are India Myanmar and other south eastern countries like Indonesia. Developing a navy shouldn't mean one is always going to trouble you. They have their own rights which they have earned it. I would like to see good ties between our navies in regional waters. We don't have any dispute with them on this. Thank you.

 

[Indien]

what will bangladeshis do with subs, they are not threatened by any country. there may be some tensions with myanmar but submarines will be overkill for myanmar navy.

 

[UKBengali]

what will bangladeshis do with subs, they are not threatened by any country. there may be some tensions with myanmar but submarines will be overkill for myanmar navy.

Dude BD defence budget is rising rapidly as we speak. From the current 3 billion dollars a year it will hit 10 billion in a decade's time.

Myanmar is no threat but India is. BD over the long term needs an effective military that can deter India.

Expect modern frigates, submarines and even fifth generation fighters to be procured over the next decade.

 

[Nova2]

Congrats Bangladesh
Though is there any source for BD defence rising to $10bill in a decade as stated by the above poster? , though its nt impossible,but would be nice to have an article on this

 

[45'22']

Dude BD defence budget is rising rapidly as we speak. From the current 3 billion dollars a year it will hit 10 billion in a decade's time.

Myanmar is no threat but India is. BD over the long term needs an effective military that can deter India.

Expect modern frigates, submarines and even fifth generation fighters to be procured over the next decade.

The gap is only widening......
It won't be possible for bd to have a minimum deterrence against India....

You should be more realistic

 

[tntcfive]

nothing new from earlier speech.but she did mention aviation wings for navy.that's mean we will see some maritime strick fighter soon.

 

[UKBengali]

The gap is only widening......
It won't be possible for bd to have a minimum deterrence against India....

You should be more realistic

Duh -BD historically has spent very little of it's national wealth on defence since it favoured feeding the poor over buying weapons.

In the last 5-6 years this has changed due to both the fact that poverty has declined massively from before and the realisation that BD's economic prosperity can only be secured by building a much stronger military.

The proportion of money being spent on defence is slowly rising and the IMF forecasts that BD GDP will exceed 300 billion dollars in 5 years and so money will become less scarce as time goes by.


With the rapidly rising defence budget and access to relatively advanced Chinese weapons at favourable financial terms, by 2030 BD's conventional military should be on a par with Pakistan.

India could be deterred by an economically robust BD that spent between 2-3 per cent of GDP on defence. BD need not try to match India but just be powerful enough to make it think twice.

 

[45'22']

Duh -BD historically has spent very little of it's national wealth on defence since it favoured feeding the poor over buying weapons.

In the last 5-6 years this has changed due to both the fact that poverty has declined massively from before and the realisation that BD's economic prosperity can only be secured by building a much stronger military.

The proportion of money being spent on defence is slowly rising and the IMF forecasts that BD GDP will exceed 300 billion dollars in 5 years and so money will become less scarce as time goes by.


With the rapidly rising defence budget and access to relatively advanced Chinese weapons at favourable financial terms, by 2030 BD's conventional military should be on a par with Pakistan.

India could be deterred by an economically robust BD that spent between 2-3 per cent of GDP on defence. BD need not try to match India but just be powerful enough to make it think twice.

You are talking about 2030......

You are not understanding that with each passing year....the gap is only widening....

Consider India grows at 7 percent and bd grows at 8
So how much you r adding to ur economy and how much we are...

By the time ur defence budget reaches 10 b $ .......ours will be around 130b $ to 150b$

So it's not feasible

 

[BDforever]

You are talking about 2030......

You are not understanding that with each passing year....the gap is only widening....

Consider India grows at 7 percent and bd grows at 8
So how much you r adding to ur economy and how much we are...

By the time ur defence budget reaches 10 b $ .......ours will be around 130b $ to 150b$

So it's not feasible

leave it lol

 

[extra terrestrial]

The two Ming class subs would be mainly for training purposes. I have heard they would be covered with rubber tiles to reduce the noise level.

However, by the end of this decade, we will be procuring two combat subs along with AIPs, either Yuan class or Kilo class.

BN is pursuing a secret anti-blockade strategy.

 

[Indien]

Dude BD defence budget is rising rapidly as we speak. From the current 3 billion dollars a year it will hit 10 billion in a decade's time.

Myanmar is no threat but India is. BD over the long term needs an effective military that can deter India.

Expect modern frigates, submarines and even fifth generation fighters to be procured over the next decade.

dont make me laugh, we created you, what makes you think that you can take on us? just a squadron of MKIs are enough to bomb bangladesh back to stone age.

 

[RISING SUN]

Dude BD defence budget is rising rapidly as we speak. From the current 3 billion dollars a year it will hit 10 billion in a decade's time.

Myanmar is no threat but India is. BD over the long term needs an effective military that can deter India.

Expect modern frigates, submarines and even fifth generation fighters to be procured over the next decade.

India may be a concern for some your countrymen, but not a threat for sure. We don't need a naval fight at all in Bay of Bengal as all countries bordering it are poor whether its Sri Lanka India Bangladesh Myanmar Thailand or Indonesia. We have so many people to uplift above poverty line still. If we start considering our neighbors threats then GOD forbid we will go down further, forget about reaching atleast high GNP(some thing related to happiness based development index). We have so much to achieve. If you wanna still consider your neighbours threat, be my guest. Thank you.

 

[GR!FF!N]

@UKBengali

that means SK Hasina is doing good work,right??

by the way,those subs are old and mainly got inducted for training purpose.I don't know why you always chant anti indian rhetoric again and again.even you know BD has nothing to do with anti indian stance.in fact,they're one of most effective ally of india.

BN is pursuing a secret anti-blockade strategy.

2 sub is barely enough to lift blockade against any powerful navy.few good anti sub corvettes in place and sub activities will be threatened.but then again,no one is trying to blockade BD.forget India,even Myanmar will find it tough as BD has quite a good image in international arena.