Three Indian Naval Ships, INS Ranjit, INS Khanjar and INS Vinash have arrived at Chittagong Port on 17 March 2008, on a three-day goodwill visit. The visit of the Naval Ships is part of ongoing defence cooperation between India and Bangladesh.
2. Among the ships, INS Ranjit is a sophisticated Guided Missile Destroyer, which had visited Chittagong Port in 2005 also. INS Khanjar and INS Vinash are indigenously-built Missile Corvettes of the Indian Navy. The 3 ships are part of the Eastern Fleet of Indian Navy, which had also participated in Bangladesh’s Liberation War and played a critical role in ensuring early termination of hostilities through blockade of ports. [Read more]