Chittagong Bureau :
Two navy submarines procured from Peoples Republic of china arrives chittagong port .A ship brought Bangladesh’s first submarines to Chittagong Port on Thursday evening, Port Secretary Omar Faruk told the media.
The conventional submarines christened ‘Nabajatra’ and ‘Joyjatra’ were handed over to Bangladesh on Nov 14.
Chinese Rear Admiral Liu Zizhu handed the submarines over to Bangladesh Navy chief Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed during a ceremony at a Dalian city shipyard at Liaoning province.
At the programme, Admiral Nizamuddin said the Bangladesh Navy had commenced its journey as a ‘three-dimensional’ force after acquiring the two submarines.
He praised China for furbishing the submarines and training their crew.’Nabajatra’ and ‘Joyjatra’ are each 76 metres long and 7.6 metres wide.
Two navy submarines procured from Peoples Republic of china arrives chittagong port .A ship brought Bangladesh’s first submarines to Chittagong Port on Thursday evening, Port Secretary Omar Faruk told the media.
The conventional submarines christened ‘Nabajatra’ and ‘Joyjatra’ were handed over to Bangladesh on Nov 14.
Chinese Rear Admiral Liu Zizhu handed the submarines over to Bangladesh Navy chief Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed during a ceremony at a Dalian city shipyard at Liaoning province.
At the programme, Admiral Nizamuddin said the Bangladesh Navy had commenced its journey as a ‘three-dimensional’ force after acquiring the two submarines.
He praised China for furbishing the submarines and training their crew.’Nabajatra’ and ‘Joyjatra’ are each 76 metres long and 7.6 metres wide.