Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed, Chief of Naval Staff of the Bangladesh Navy Visits ENC

Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed, Chief of Naval Staff of the Bangladesh Navy Visits ENC

Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed, OSP, BCGM, NDC, PSC, Chief of Naval Staff of the Bangladesh Navy accompanied by his wife Mrs Nazmun Nizam and a six member high level delegation arrived Visakhapatnam on a two day visit to Eastern Naval Command (ENC) on 29 August 2017. The visit is aimed at consolidating bilateral Naval relations between India and Bangladesh and to explore new avenues for Naval cooperation.

Vice Admiral HCS Bisht FOC-in-C (East) presenting a memento to Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed, CNS of Bangladesh Navy

The Chief of Naval Staff, Bangladesh Navy interacted with Vice Admiral HCS Bisht, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, ENC and held discussions. The delegation was briefed on activities of ENC and later visited various Naval establishments, including INS Kalinga, INS Karna and INS Satavahana. Mrs Nazmun Nizam interacted with the Committee Members and ladies of the Navy Wives Welfare Association(NWWA) (Eastern Region) and visited the NWWA facilities during her stay at Visakhapatnam.

Bangladesh Navy delegation headed by Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed, CNS being briefed on Eastern Naval Command

Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed, CNS of Bangladesh Navy interacting with VAdm HCS Bisht Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command 

Naval cooperation between India and Bangladesh has been traditionally strong, encompassing a wide span which includes operational interactions through Training, Port Calls, Passage Exercises along with Capability Building and Capacity Augmentation initiatives. Bangladesh Navy is also the present Chair of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), which is a Multilateral Maritime Cooperation platform launched by the Indian Navy. Bangladesh Navy is also scheduled to conduct an International Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise titled IMMSAREX in November 2017, which is being held under the IONS construct.