BNS Titumir

BNS Titumir (Bengali: বানৌজা তিতুমীর) is a naval base of the Bangladeshi Navy, founded after the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, and located in Khulna. Till 1971 it was titled as PNS Titumir as Bangladesh was then part of Pakistan.

BNS Titumir
বানৌজা তিতুমীর
Part of Khulna Naval Area
Khalishpur, Khulna, Khulna Division.
TypeNaval base
Site information
OwnerBangladesh Navy
Controlled byCommander Khulna Naval Area
Site history
Built1976 (1976)
In use1974 - Present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Rear Admiral M Musa, (G), NPP, rcds, afwc, psc, BN

Career

The Titumir is currently under the command of the Commander Khulna Naval Area (COMKHUL). About 2500 personnel serve at Titumir, which is one of the largest bases in the Bangladesh Navy. It also provides some naval training. Some training schools located here are[1]

  • School of logistics and management: Providing relative Bachelor degrees under the Bangladesh National University.
  • New Entry Training school (NET school): Providing initial training for sailors under the naval syllabus.

See also

References

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