The fourth edition of the Jointly Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) between the navies of India and Bangladesh

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The fourth edition of the Jointly Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) between the navies of India and Bangladesh was conducted in the North Bay of Bengal from 22-23 May.

• The previous CORPAT between the two countries was held in October 2020.

• In this exercise, indigenous warships INS Kora and INS Sumedha of the Indian Navy along with Bangladesh Navy warships BNS Ali Haider and BNS Abu Ubaidah and maritime patrol aircraft of both the navies participated in joint patrolling.

• Maritime patrol aircraft of both the navies also carried out joint patrols along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) during the CORPAT.

• About Bangladesh 

• Capital- Dhaka

• President- Abdul Hameed

• Prime Minister- Sheikh Hasina

• Currency - taka

• Bangladesh observes 26 March as its Independence Day every year.