Bangladesh Coast Guard (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ কোস্ট গার্ড) is the maritime border
patrol agency of Bangladesh. It is under the jurisdiction of the
Ministry of Home Affairs but its officers are transferred from the Bangladesh Navy. The headquarter is in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Navy has been performing the duties of Coast Guard in
addition to own duties of maritime defense since the independence of
Bangladesh. As the time passed by, with the up growing responsibility
and workload it became inconvenient for Bangladesh Navy to cope with the
increasing volume of policing duties at sea along with focusing her
primary role. Thus Emergence of the Bangladesh Coast Guard as a new
service was the result of an awareness that had been growing for some
time in the Government for the requirement to enforce National Laws in
the waters under national jurisdiction and ensure safety of life and
property at sea. Following this The Coast Guard Act 1994 was passed by
the parliament in September 1994. Formally Bangladesh Coast Guard in its
present shape came into being on 14th February 1995 and started her
operational activities with two patrol craft received from Bangladesh
Navy under Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Bangladesh Coast Guard Motto is ‘GUARDIAN AT SEA’
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