DHAKA, June 19, 2023 (BSS) - Indian Naval Ship, INS KILTAN, arrived in 
Chattogram today for a three-day goodwill visit as part of the ongoing close cooperation between the Naval forces of Bangladesh and India. 

The ship was given a warm welcome by the Bangladesh Navy, a press release, issued by Indian High Commission, said here today. 

Naval cooperation between India and Bangladesh is an important pillar of the bilateral defence collaboration, it added. 

INS Kiltan, Indian Navy's largest corvette, is the third ship of P 28 class Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvettes, indigenously built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. 

The ship incorporates advanced stealth features like superstructure made of carbon fibre and has an advanced suite of weapons and sensors which help her in carrying out her role of a 'submarine hunter' effectively.
 
The ship, named after the island of 'Kiltan' - a beautiful coral island among 
the Lakshadweep Islands is also capable of carrying an ASW role helicopter.
 
The ship's motto is derived from the Sanskrit shloka 'Shrir Vijayo Bhutir 
Dhruva', which means 'Victory and Glory Always'.

Regular exchange of ship visits has played an important role in strengthening 
mutual trust and understanding between the two Navies, said the Indian High 
Commission.