Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina officially commissioned the two Chinese submarines, reports the Dhaka Tribune.

The submarines were handed over to Bangladesh on November 14 last year.

A ship brought the submarines to Chittagong Port from China on December 22, said a statement issued by Inter Services Press Relation office.

The Type 035G-class submarines, for which Bangladesh paid approximately USD 203 million, were reportedly assembled at Chinese state-owned Liaonan shipyard in the Dalian state.

The submarines, also known as Ming-class, are a class of diesel-electric submarines of the People’s Liberation Army Navy.

A total of 12 were built and commissioned between 1990 and 1999. They are 76 metres in length and 7.6 metres in width.The primary weaponry for Type 035G is the Yu-3 torpedo. It uses French-made sonar DUUX-5 unit.

The 035G-class is also renowned for its anti-submarine weapon capabilities.They were built with further improvements, especially in terms of noise reduction, weapons, sensors and crew living standards.