2 Indian Naval ships to visit Mongla port Mar 8-10

March 8, 2021

PBC News: Two Indian Naval ships – INS Kulish and INS – will visit port of Mongla till March 10 from Monday to celebrate ‘Mujibo Barsho’ and 50 Years of Bangladesh’s Independence.

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This is the first visit by Indian Naval Ships to Mongla.

The visit will boost the strong and flourishing ties between Indian and Bangladesh Navies, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Monday, reports UNB.

The last time it happened 50 years ago when on 09/10 Dec 1971, the two gunboats Padma and Palash, jointly manned by Indian Navy and Mukti Bahini personnel, in a covert operation sailed up the Pusur river attacking various Pakistani installations at the Port.

To signify the importance that Indian Navy accords to its fraternal relationship with Bangladesh Navy, other than two ships, a Senior Officer from Indian Navy, Cmde Mahadevu Goverdhan Raju, NM, Naval Officer-in-Charge, Andhra Pradesh is embarked onboard INS Sumedha, an indigenously built Offshore Patrol Vessel.

The ship is commanded by Cdr Gaurav Durgaprasad and is designed for patrolling and surveillance of India’s vast EEZ.

Along with main gun and anti aircraft guns, the ship also carries an integral ALH/Alouette helicopter.