BNS Sher-e-Bangla is the first full-fledged

naval base A naval base, navy base, or military port is a military base, where warships and naval ships are docked when they have no mission at sea or need to restock. Ships may also undergo repairs. Some naval bases are temporary homes to aircraft that u ...

being developed for the

Bangladesh Navy The Bangladesh Navy ( bn, বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, Bangladesh Nou Bahini) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area, and the defence of imp ...

as part of the development vision of Bangladesh Armed Forces

Forces Goal 2030 Forces Goal 2030 is a military modernization program of the Bangladesh Armed Forces which began in 2009 and revised in 2017, designed to the capabilities of the three services of the Bangladesh armed forces: the Army, the Navy and the Air Forc ...

. With an area of 500 acres this will be the largest naval base of the Bangladesh Navy. Of that area 200 acres of land will be devoted to the naval base and 300 acres for

naval aviation Naval aviation is the application of military air power by navies, whether from warships that embark aircraft, or land bases. Naval aviation is typically projected to a position nearer the target by way of an aircraft carrier. Carrier-based ...

and submarine operations. It is named after the 1st Prime Minister of Bengal, A. K. Fazlul Huq, who was known as ''Sher-e-Bangla'' or the ''Tiger of Bengal''.

History

On 20 November 2013 Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

laid the foundation for BNS Sher-e-Bangla at Rabnabad,

Patuakhali Patuakhali ( bn, পটুয়াখালী ''Potuakhali'') is a town and district headquarter of Patuakhali District located on the southern bank of Laukathi river in the division of Barisal in Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquar ...

. On 2 January 2018 the executive committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a project titled 'Establishment of BNS Sher-e-Bangla Patuakhali', worth Taka 1,081.50 crore. The project will be overseen by The Ministry of Defence,

and the Engineer in Chief Section of Bangladesh Army. Construction is still underway as of December 2021.

Functions

According to Bangladeshi officials the main role and functions of this base will be to provide maritime and coastal protection, air support at the seaport and its adjacent areas, and resistance to attack from external enemies.{{Cite news , url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=713537$date=2018-01-02&dateCurrent=2018-01-10, title=News Details, work=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangtha, language=en, access-date=2018-01-23, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123191221/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=713537$date=2018-01-02&dateCurrent=2018-01-10, archive-date=2018-01-23, url-status=dead

References

Bangladesh Navy bases Shore establishments of the Bangladesh Navy