BNS Pekua

BNS Pekua is a new naval base that has been developed for the Bangladesh Navy.^[1] This is the first ever full-fledged submarine base of Bangladesh Navy. Built at a cost of $1.21 billion, the base can simultaneously accommodate six submarines and eight warships. It will allow for safe and swift movement of the submarines in case of emergency, as the base is located at the Bay of Bengal.

BNS Pekua
Pekua, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Site information
Type	Submarine base
Controlled by	Bangladesh Navy
Location
Coordinates	21.799°N 91.905°E / 21.799; 91.905
Site history
Built	20 March, 2023
Garrison information
Current commander	Commodore Syed Shaif-Ul Islam

History

On 3 March 2017 the then Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone of a submarine base in Pekua in the coastal city of Cox's Bazar.^[2] Construction started in 2019 and the base was completed in 2023. On 20th March of the same year, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh commissioned the submarine base. ^[3]

Facilities

BNS Pekua is the largest submarines base in South Asia.^[4]

See also

• List of ships of the Bangladesh Navy
• Bangladesh Navy Hydrographic & Oceanographic Center