Government renames five Coast Guard ships, including four named after the four national leaders

The government has changed the names of five Bangladesh Coast Guard ships in total, including four that bore the names of the four national leaders.

A gazette notification in this regard was issued from the Border-3 branch of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Under the notification, BCGS Joy Bangla has been renamed 'BCGS Adamya Bangla'.

BCGS Syed Nazrul has been renamed 'BCGS Firoz Kabir', and the new name of BCGS Tajuddin is 'BCGS Nurul Islam'.

BCGS Mansur Ali has been renamed 'BCGS M Humayun Kabir', and the new name of BCGS Kamaruzzaman is 'BCGS Ashraf Siddiqui'.

Previously, one of the ships was named 'Joy Bangla' and the other four were named after the four national leaders.

The notification says the renaming decision was taken with the approval of the appropriate authority and that the new names will take effect immediately.