[1][2][3] Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (CDDL) was selected as the prime contractor for the Bangladesh Navy's frigate program, however, no further progress has been made.
The frigates were supposed to be equipped with state-of-the-art military hardware, sensors, and electronic warfare systems.
At the beginning of the project, it was estimated that all of the frigates would be built with Chinese technical assistance and complete transfer of technology but the program was revised in 2017, following the Rohingya refugee crisis.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the current Russian invasion of Ukraine, any frigate built under this project cannot be inducted into the Navy before 2036 at the earliest.
Similarly, as in previous years there has been no mention of the frigate programme nor has there been any funds allocated for the program in the 2024-2025 annual budget.