 The Military Academy was opened by the initiative of the then Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.The Academy was officially commissioned on 2 June 1988 and started functioning independently in the picturesque site of Patenga just at the river mouth of Karnaphuli.Inspired by its motto 'Fight in the way of Allah' Bangladesh Naval Academy has been making commendable contributions' in the national life of Bangladesh by training its own and overseas naval officers during the last 3 decades.In July 1998, the first batch of overseas cadets joined Bangladesh Naval Academy.