First-ever Coordinated Patrol by India and BD Navies on June 27

Abrar Hussain: The first-ever Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) by the Bangladesh and Indian Navies will be conducted in Chittagong on June 27, reports UNB.
The CORPAT will be jointly inaugurated by the Chiefs of Navies of the two respective countries.
Two Indian Navy ships and Air craft reached Chittagong yesterday to participate in the patrol.
Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy, Admiral Sunil Lanba arrived at the capital on Sunday on an invitation from the Chief of Naval Staff Bangladesh Navy, Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed.
The Chief, also Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee, was accompanied by his spouse Reena Lanba and a three member delegation. The Chief of Naval Staff had earlier visited Bangladesh in November 2017 to attend the ‘IONS Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise’ (IMMSAREX), organized by the Bangladesh Navy under aegis of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium.