Navy Bangladesh will buy five warships from the United Kingdom

[Isa Khan]

Minehunter, corvette, OPV all seem possible candidates.

Six new OPVs will be built in CDDL and there's no plan for corvette currently. Minehunter could be possible but i hope they build them locally to save money and enhance local shipyards skill-experience as they have capacity to take the project.

 

[Isa Khan]

Bit more details by the Daily Star. The last two ships will be built in CDDL so it's either OPV or frigate. Chance for OPV is higher as he stated that these will be used to protect fisheries.

"We have decided in principle to buy five naval ships. The objectives of this purchase is to monitor and protect our huge sea frontiers from others who enter our territories for fishing or other purposes," Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told this correspondent from London yesterday.

The issue was discussed at a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her UK counterpart Boris Johnson on the sidelines of COP26 in Glasgow on Wednesday.

The British premier proposed selling other defence equipment, including aircraft, said Momen.

"The negotiation went on for a long time. This time, we agreed in principle to buy five naval ships. Three of those will be imported from the UK and the two others will be built in our dockyard in Chattogram."

The minister said the final deal on the procurement is yet to be signed. "Our Ministry of Defence will be working on it. We will surely buy the ships at a competitive price."

Bangladesh to buy 5 naval ships from UK

Bangladesh will buy five naval ships from the UK to modernise the armed forces as part of the Forces Goal 2030 as the country aspires to become a developed nation by 2041.

www.thedailystar.net

 

[Isa Khan]

Now there's drama about navy too.

https://www.facebook.com/DefsecaBD/posts/444593990433443

https://www.prothomalo.com/politics/যুদ্ধজাহাজ-কিনতে-যুক্তরাজ্যের-প্রস্তাবে-সায়-দেয়নি-বাংলাদেশ?fbclid=IwAR0nANTnoiDoSHrvcaWdvZ0oSMW5-dyArxhthSsarXntbH1W4Z9i8jTqscM

 

[Nilgiri]

Now there's drama about navy too.

https://www.facebook.com/DefsecaBD/posts/444593990433443

https://www.prothomalo.com/politics/যুদ্ধজাহাজ-কিনতে-যুক্তরাজ্যের-প্রস্তাবে-সায়-দেয়নি-বাংলাদেশ?fbclid=IwAR0nANTnoiDoSHrvcaWdvZ0oSMW5-dyArxhthSsarXntbH1W4Z9i8jTqscM

So what was signed with UK is more a "MOU" for time being?

 

[Isa Khan]

So what was signed with UK is more a "MOU" for time being?

Nothing was signed with UK. That was already made clear by the FM. It'll happen later with whoever win the deal.

 

[Isa Khan]

If the deal is signed then first three ships will be built in Scotland.