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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Bangladesh Navy
| native_name = {{lang|bn|বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী}}<br />{{transliteration|bn|BangladeshBāṅlādēś Nou BahiniNôubāhinī}}
| image = বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনীর মনোগ্রাম.svg
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| size = 27,500 personnel<ref name=personnel>{{cite news |script-title=bn:সশস্ত্রবাহিনীর মোট সদস্য সংখ্যা দুই লাখ চার হাজার ৫৯৬ জন |url=https://www.bd-pratidin.com/news/2017/06/08/238362 |work=[[Bangladesh Pratidin]] |date=8 June 2017 |language=bn}}</ref><ref name = personnel2>{{cite news |script-title=bn:সশস্ত্র বাহিনীর সদস্য সংখ্যা ২ লাখ ৪ হাজার ৫৯৬ জন |url=https://dailysangram.com/post/287234-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A7%A8-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%96-%E0%A7%AA-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A7%AB%E0%A7%AF%E0%A7%AC-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8 |work=[[The Daily Sangram]] |language=bn |access-date=18 May 2021}}</ref><br />2,500 civilians<ref name=personnel/><ref name=personnel2/> <br />74 ships{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} <br />6 aircraft<ref name="World Air Forces 2020">{{cite web|url= https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/world-air-forces-2020/135665.article|title= World Air Forces 2020|publisher= Flightglobal Insight|year= 2020|access-date= 10 December 2019|url-access= registration|archive-date= 10 December 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191210142102/https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/world-air-forces-2020/135665.article|url-status= live}}</ref>
| command_structure = {{Flagicon image|Bangladesh Armed Forces Flag.svg|size=23px}} [[Bangladesh Armed Forces]]
| garrison = Naval Headquarters (NHQ), [[Banani Model Town|Banani]], [[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]]
| garrison_label = Naval Headquarters
| nickname = BN
| patron = [[President of Bangladesh|The President of Bangladesh]]
| motto = "শান্তিতে সংগ্রামে সমুদ্রে দুর্জয়" <br />''ShantiteŚāntitē ShongrameSôṅgrāmē ShamudreSômudrē DurjoyDurjôẏ''<br />(English: "In War and Peace Invincible at Sea")
| colors = * [[Service dress uniform|Service uniform]]: White,Black<br />{{colour box|#FFFFFF}}{{colour box|#000000}}
* [[Combat uniform]]: Crayola's Cadet Blue, Black Coral, Rainbow Indigo, Gunmetal<br />{{colour box|#B2B4CB}}{{colour box|#515A6B}}{{colour box|#27395F}}{{colour box|#322F42}}
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<!-- Commanders -->| commander1 = {{Flagicon image|Flag of the President of Bangladesh.svg|size=23px}} [[Mohammed Shahabuddin|President Mohammed Sahabuddin]]
| commander1_label = [[Commander-in-chief]]
| commander2 = {{Flagicon image|Chief of Naval Staff (Bangladesh) Flag.svg|size=23px}} [[Admiral (Bangladesh)|Admiral]] [[Mohammad Nazmul Hassan]]<ref name = "Admiral">{{cite news|title=Navy Chief M Nazmul Hassan promoted to Admiral |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/324285/navy-chief-m-nazmul-hassan-promoted-to-admiral |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |date=3 September 2023 |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref>
| commander2_label = [[List of Chiefs of Naval Staff|Chief of Naval Staff]]
<!-- Insignia -->| identification_symbol = [[File:Chief of Naval Staff (Bangladesh) Flag.svg|border|140px]]
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The '''Bangladesh Navy''' ({{lang-bn|বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী|BānlādēśaBāṅlādēś naubāhinīNôubāhinī}}) is the [[naval warfare]] branch of the [[Bangladesh Armed Forces]], responsible for the defence of Bangladesh's {{convert|118813|sqkm}} of maritime territorial area from any external threat, and the security of [[sea port]]s and [[exclusive economic zone]]s of [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh's maritime boundary extends|url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/07/10/44295|work=[[The Financial Express (Bangladesh)]]|location=[[Dhaka]]|access-date=2 July 2015|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228091932/https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bangladesh Navy is a front line disaster management force in Bangladesh. The navy takes part in [[United Nations peacekeeping]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Navy being upgraded as a global standard force: PM|url=http://www1.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=216898$date=2011-12-27&dateCurrent=2012-01-02|work=[[Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha]]|date=27 December 2011|access-date=15 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315100921/http://www1.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=216898$date=2011-12-27&dateCurrent=2012-01-02|archive-date=15 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PM: Navy to get two submarines by 2015|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/mar/01/pm-visits-chittagong|work=[[Dhaka Tribune]]|date=1 March 2014|access-date=15 March 2014|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305105503/http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/mar/01/pm-visits-chittagong|url-status=live}}</ref>
== History ==
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|! style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFFF;"|'''Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)'''
||[[Rear Admiral]] Ashraful[[Mohammad HoqMusa]], OSP, ChowdhuryNPP, NDUrcds, afwc, psc, BCGMPhD||[[File:BN_Rear_Admiral_Star_Plate.svg|center|frameless|100x100px]]
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|! style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFFF;"|'''Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Materiel)'''
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|! style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFFF;"|'''Commander Chattogram Naval Area'''
|| [[Rear Admiral]] Masud Iqbal, NPP, ndc, psc || [[File:BN_Rear_Admiral_Star_Plate.svg|center|frameless|100x100px]]
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFFF;"|'''Commander Bangladesh Navy Fleet'''
|| [[Rear Admiral]] Mohammad Moinul Hassan, (ND), BSP, ncc, psc, BN ||[[File:BN_Rear_Admiral_Star_Plate.svg|center|frameless|100x100px]]
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|! style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFFF;"|'''Commander Khulna Naval Area '''
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|! style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFFF;"|'''Commander Dhaka Naval Area'''
|| [[Rear Admiral]] MasudMd IqbalZohir Uddin, NPPNUP, ndc, afwc, psc ||[[File:BN_Rear_Admiral_Star_Plate.svg|center|frameless|100x100px]]
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|! style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFFF;"|'''Commander Naval Training & Doctrine Command'''
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|! style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFFF;"|'''Commander Flotilla West'''
|| [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] A K M Jakir Hossain, (N), ndc, afwc, psc, BN ||[[File:BN_Commodore_Star_Plate.svg|center|frameless|100x100px]]
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|! style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFFF;"|'''Commodore [[Bangladesh Naval Aviation]]'''
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| [[Ordinary Seaman (rating)|OD]] ([[Ordinary Seaman (rating)|Ordinary Seaman]])
| [[Ordinary Seaman (rating)|ME II]]
| [[Ordinary Seaman (rating)|WTR II]] (Writer II)
| [[Ordinary Seaman (rating)|SA II]] (Store Assistant II)
| [[Ordinary Seaman (rating)|EN II]]
| [[Ordinary Seaman (rating)|REN II]]
| [[Ordinary Seaman (rating)|PM II (Patrol Man II)]]
| [[Ordinary Seaman (rating)|MA II]] (Medical Assistant II)
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| [[Able Seaman (rank)|AB]] ([[Able Seaman (rank)|Able Seaman]])
| [[Able Seaman (rank)|ME I]]
| [[Able Seaman (rank)|WTR I]] (Writer I)
| [[Able Seaman (rank)|SA I]] (Store Assistant I)
| [[Able Seaman (rank)|EN I]]
| [[Able Seaman (rank)|REN I]]
| [[Able Seaman (rank)|PM I (Patrol Man I)]]
| [[Able Seaman (rank)|MA I]] (Medical Assistant I)
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| [[Leading Seaman|LEN]]
| [[Leading Seaman|LREN]]
| [[Leading Seaman|LPM (Leading Patrol Man)]]
| [[Leading Seaman|LMA]]
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| [[Petty Officer|PO]] ([[Petty Officer]])
| [[Petty Officer|ERA-IV]]
| [[Petty Officer|PO(W)]] {Petty Officer(Writer)}
| [[Petty Officer|PO(S)]] {Petty Officer(Store)}
| [[Petty Officer|EA-IV]]
| [[Petty Officer|REA-IV]]
| [[Petty Officer|PO(R)]] {Petty Officer(Regulating)}
| [[Petty Officer|PO(Med)]] {Petty Officer(Medical)}
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| [[Chief Petty Officer|CPO]] ([[Chief Petty Officer]])
| [[Chief Petty Officer|ERA-I/II/III]]
| [[Chief Petty Officer|CPO(W)]] {Chief Petty Officer(Writer)}
| [[Chief Petty Officer|CPO(S)]] {Chief Petty Officer(Store)}
| [[Chief Petty Officer|EA-I/II/III]]
| [[Chief Petty Officer|REA-I/II/III]]
| [[Chief Petty Officer|CPOMAA (REGMaster at Arm)]]
| [[Chief Petty Officer|CPO(Med)]] {Chief Petty Officer(Medical)}
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| [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] ([[Senior Chief Petty Officer]])
| [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]](E), {Senior Chief Petty Officer(Engineering)}
| [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]](W) {Senior Chief Petty Officer(Writer)}
| [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]](S) {Senior Chief Petty Officer(Store)}
| [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO(L)]] {Senior Chief Petty Officer(Electrical)}
| [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO(R)]] {Senior Chief Petty Officer(Radio Electrical)}
| [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]](Reg) {Senior Chief Petty Officer(Regulating)}
| [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]](Med) {Senior Chief Petty Officer(Medical)}
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| [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] ([[Master Chief Petty Officer]])
| [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]](E) {Master Chief Petty Officer(Engineering)}
| [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]](S) {Master Chief Petty Officer(Supply)}
| [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]](S) {Master Chief Petty Officer(Supply)}
| [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]](L)/CEA {Master Chief Petty Officer(Electrical)}
| [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]](R)/CREA {Master Chief Petty Officer(Radio Electrical)}
| [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]](Reg){Master Chief Petty Officer(Regulating)}
| [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]](Med) {Master Chief Petty Officer(Medical)}
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