However, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) of Bangladesh has said the “the bilateral exercise” is actually a joint patrol. A press release posted on the Indian Navy website on October 11 said the second edition of the Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy Coordinated Patrol (IN-BN CORPAT) began in the Northern Bay of Bengal on October 10. Two Indian Navy ships, the INS Ranvijay and INS Kuthar, and two Bangladesh Navy ships, the BNS Ali Haider and BNS Shadinota, took part in the coordinated patrol. The Indian Navy press release further said the two-day IN-BN CORPAT would be followed by the maiden IN-BN Bilateral Exercise, at Visakhapatnam from October 12-16. When they mentioned joint exercise, they actually meant joint patrolling,” he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 14, 2019 18:11 UTC