Campus Report :
With a vision to encourage the positive engagement of stakeholders to overcome the challenges of ocean governance, a seminar on “Ocean Governance and Its Challenges: Role of Stakeholders” was organized by the Faculty of Maritime Governance, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU), Bangladesh at the University Auditorium at Pallabi in the capital.
Chief of naval staff, Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed, (TAS), OSP, ndc, psc, Bangladesh Navy graced the seminar as the Chief Guest. Vice Chancellor of the University Rear Admiral ASM Abdul Baten, (E), BSP, ndc, psc presided over the Seminar.
Rear Admiral M Khurshed Alam (Retd.), Honorable Secretary, Maritime Affairs Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented the key note paper. Along with that, Ambassador Farooq Sobhan, Chairman, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, Professor Fatimah Md. Yusoff, Dr. Md. Aminur Rahman, head of Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, University Putra Malaysia and Rear Admiral M Khaled Iqbal, Chairman of Chittagong Port Authority presented their papers as well. Representatives from Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Education and other concerned Ministries, different maritime organization like Bangladesh Navy, Coastguard, maritime scholars from different universities and the teachers and students of the university participated in the seminar.
Dean of the same faculty, Commodore M Ziauddin Alamgir chaired the technical session and proposed the vote of thanks. Navy Chief expressed his thoughts that, BSMR Maritime University may generate planning and research in new wide sea areas and contribute to develop maritime human resource.
Participants of the seminar discussed as to identify and analyze the challenges and risks of governance in ocean and also delivered their valuable thoughts on the role of stakeholders in overcoming those challenges.
The participants provided their valuable thoughts and comments on bringing maritime stakeholders in a common platform to explore valuable mineral resources, discover and invent new technology, tools and strategies, and develop expert manpower to contribute in the progress to build a developed Bangladesh, and uplift the nation’s economy to “Blue Economy”.
