Five in one go

Splashing out instead of splashing out! On 5 November, the Bangladesh Navy At its Chattogram base in Chittagong, the Chinese Navy commissioned five ships in one go. In addition to the two JIANGWEI-II class frigates (Type 053H3) taken over from China, the new-build corvette PROTASHA of the SHADHINOTA class from Wuhan was also given its flag, colours and colours. The two frigates, which are actually just over twenty years old, were contracted in June 2018, overhauled in China and transferred to the Bay of Bengal a year ago with their weapon systems no longer quite as new - they now bear the names UMAR FAROOQ and ABU UBAIDAH. The two new government vessels DARSHAK and TALLASHI were allowed to join the illustrious circle.

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