Two warships built for Bangladesh Navy by China, ‘BNS Sanggram’ and ‘BNS Protthasha’ arrived at Chattogram Naval jetty on Saturday (Apr 27).

Chattogram Naval Area Commander Rear Admiral M Abu Ashraf received the warships along with other senior officials, BSS reported citing a statement by the Inter Service Public Relations Directorate (ISPR).

The 90-meter long and 11-meter wide warships will increase the capacity of Bangladesh Navy in coastal areas.

With a sailing speed of 25 knots, the warships are equipped anti-radar technology and are also highly adaptable to weather and oceanic conditions, it said.

In 2015, Bangladesh Navy signed an agreement with China’s Ship building and Offshore International Company Ltd for the warships.