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Bangladesh Coast Guard

Bangladesh Coast Guard
বাংলাদেশ কোস্ট গার্ড
Racing stripe
Bangladesh Coast Guard Flag
Bangladesh Coast Guard Flag
AbbreviationBCG
Agency overview
Formed14 February 1995 (1995-02-14)
Employees20,339[1]
Annual budget1026 crore (US$86 million) (2023-2024)
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyBangladesh
Operations jurisdictionBangladesh
Governing bodyGovernment of Bangladesh
Constituting instruments
  • Coast Guard Act, 1994
  • Coast Guard Act, 2016 (Act No. 9 of 2016).[2]
Specialist jurisdiction
  • Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.
Operational structure
HeadquartersAgargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Home Affairs
Functions
5
  • Marine Border Protection
  • Anti Smuggling Operations
  • Enforcement Operations
  • Maritime Operations
  • Tariff Collection
Facilities
Boats257 vessels
Notables
Anniversary
  • 14 February
Website
coastguard.gov.bd
Color: Blue , white , red   

The Bangladesh Coast Guard (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ কোস্ট গার্ড; BCG) is the maritime law enforcement force of Bangladesh. It is a paramilitary force which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Its officers and sailors are transferred from the Bangladesh Navy, and most of the medical officers are transferred from the Bangladesh Army. The Bangladesh Coast Guard also performs the duty of maritime border security of Bangladesh. The headquarters is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The coast guard has 3,339 personnel[1] and 63 ships.[3] A modernisation plan named Coast Guard Goal 2030 was undertaken to enhance its capabilities.[4]

  1. ^ a b Khan, Mohammad Jamil (14 February 2016). "'Continue effort to trafficking of drugs and humans'". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. ^ Coast Guard Act, 2016 (9). 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference awami was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Bangladesh Coast Guard to be transformed into three-dimensional force: PM". The Daily Star. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

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বাংলাদেশ কোস্ট গার্ড Bengali/Bangla Garde côtière du Bangladesh French

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