Bangladesh Navy chief to attend steel-cutting ceremony of warships in China

Navy chief Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed has left for China to attend the steel-cutting ceremony of two small warships, Corvettes, being built for Bangladesh.

The military’s PR service, ISPR, says senior naval officers of Bangladesh and the defence attaché of the Chinese embassy in Dhaka saw him off on Sunday at the Shahjalal International Airport.

Admiral Nizamuddin will flag off the construction of the warships on Aug 9 at Uchean shipyard, and will interact with the officials of the builder, China Ship Building and Offshore.

Bangladesh imports military hardware from China.

The Chinese embassy on the 89th founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently said the defence relations with Dhaka have reached “unprecedented heights”.

The relations were “consolidated with frequent high-level visits, continuously deepening pragmatic cooperation and fruitful cooperation in personnel training”.

The ISPR said the navy chief’s visit would help to strengthen the defence ties.

He will return on Aug 12.