Type 053H2 frigate BNS Abu Bakr was previously known as Huangshi, which served with People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in the East Sea Fleet.

From 21 to 25 April 2014, Abu Bakr took part in the 14th Western Pacific Naval Symposium and International Fleet Review-2014 at Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.

During the tour, the ship visited the ports of Klang, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Sanya, China and Phuket, Thailand in a goodwill mission.

[2] On 12 March 2015, the ship left for Malaysia to take part in Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA)-2015.

[3] The ship took part in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training(CARAT), an annual bilateral exercise with United States Navy, in 2015.