BNS Sahayak
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BNS Sahayak (Bengali
- "helper") is a Fleet Replenishment Ship
of the Bangladesh Navy
, currently assigned to support anti-piracy operations.
, serving with the Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN). About 50 personnel serve aboard Sahayak.
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
- "helper") is a Fleet Replenishment Ship
Auxiliary ship
An auxiliary ship is a naval ship which is designed to operate in any number of roles supporting combatant ships and other naval operations. Auxiliaries are not primary combatants, although they may have some limited combat capacity, usually of a self defensive nature.Auxiliaries are extremely...
of the Bangladesh Navy
Bangladesh Navy
The Bangladesh Navy is the naval arm of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. At present the navy is mostly limited to coastal patrolling, however it is implementing an ambitious procurement and expansion program to ensure the security of Bangladesh's maritime boundary...
, currently assigned to support anti-piracy operations.
Career
The Sahayak is currently moored at ChittagongChittagong
Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...
, serving with the Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN). About 50 personnel serve aboard Sahayak.