2024-06-08 04:25:56
State Minister for Delivery Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury stated that there’s a shut relationship between maritime training and the blue economic system in reaching financial development in Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s rights within the sea, worldwide maritime boundaries, legislation of the ocean, Bangladesh’s financial zone within the sea, political maritime boundaries; There isn’t any substitute for maritime training to achieve an understanding of the dynamics of the ocean.
He stated this stuff within the opening ceremony of the seminar titled ‘Bangladesh Maritime Training System and Sunil Financial system’ organized by the Ministry of Delivery at Biam Basis within the capital on Wednesday (June 5) because the chief visitor.
Right now, the state minister stated that the skilled cadets are employed in ships and ship-related jobs in numerous nations of the world, together with Bangladesh, in addition to jobs in ocean-going ships, ship building and restore, port administration; It’s enjoying a task in reaching the financial development of Bangladesh by means of numerous shore jobs together with port administration and trainers. In response to the demand of Bangladeshi seafarers, 4 marine academies had been established in 2021 at Pabna, Barisal, Sylhet and Rangpur. Thus there are plans to determine marine academies in each division of the nation. With a view to exploit the massive potential of the maritime sector, initiatives have been taken to arrange 4 new Nationwide Maritime Institutes in Dinajpur, Kurigram, Rajshahi and Meherpur districts for coaching seafarers (rankings). ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime College’ has been established to offer greater training to mariners.
Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury stated, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman established Bangladesh Marine Academy in Chittagong. He based Bangladesh Delivery Company (BSC) and procured 19 ships for BSC. The daddy of the nation took the venture titled Bangladesh Marine Academy Growth Plan, 1973 with the British technical help to enhance the standard of the Marine Academy with the goal of manufacturing expert and skilled worldwide high quality native sailors as a substitute of overseas sailors within the delivery and maritime sector of the nation. From 1972 to 2023, a complete of 5 thousand 366 cadets have obtained coaching from Bangladesh Marine Academy, Chittagong. As part of girls empowerment, girls cadets are being admitted from the forty eighth batch of this academy below the path of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the skilled girls cadets are serving in numerous seagoing ships with reputation. Two girls cadets had been on board the broken Bangladeshi ship throughout the Ukraine-Russia conflict. They displayed bravery at the moment, which is exemplary to different girls cadets.
Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury additionally stated that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gained the ocean border with Myanmar and India throughout the administration of the federal government. In consequence, the unique financial zone as much as 200 nautical miles and every kind of animal and non-animal sources below the Mahisopan from Chittagong coast to 345 nautical miles has been established because the sovereign proper of Bangladesh. Bangladesh has obtained 12 of the 17 blocks in maritime disputes with Myanmar and all the 10 blocks claimed by India. There’s a chance of getting about 40 trillion cubic ft of gasoline from these blocks. Based on Sunil, 4 sectors of the economic system, specifically oil and gasoline extraction, fisheries, port enlargement and tourism, can generate 2.5 trillion US {dollars} in annual revenue for Bangladesh. Bangladesh at present fishes solely 35-40 nautical miles from the coast. Bay of Bengal has numerous species of fish, shrimps, crabs, snails and oysters and a wide range of economically and biologically essential sources. Aside from fish sources, the Bay of Bengal can be stuffed with marine animals, seaweeds and creepers. Weeds will be processed to make drugs for numerous illnesses. The weed referred to as ‘Spirulina’ is eaten as meals by individuals in China, Japan, European nations. It’s doable to earn quite a lot of overseas alternate by exporting marine meals merchandise to fulfill the wants of the nation. Uranium and thorium-rich sands have been discovered at 13 areas below the Bay of Bengal. Aside from this, very useful minerals together with ilmenite, titanium oxide, rutile, zircon, magnetite, cobalt have been found within the Bay of Bengal. If these sources will be extracted in the appropriate approach, will probably be doable to earn hundreds of crores of overseas foreign money.
The state minister stated that energy era facilities have been constructed across the sea in numerous nations of the world. Bangladesh can be planning offshore and onshore energy era, which might be clear and inexperienced vitality. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given particular significance to the Sunil economic system. Delta Plan-2100 (Delta Plan 2100) has been formulated below the management of the Prime Minister to use its big potential. Ports have been expanded and upgraded to use the blue economic system. Correct training and coaching is required to attain financial development in Bangladesh by means of exploitation of marine sources. With a view to elevate Bangladesh to the ranks of the developed world, all sectors in addition to the maritime sector have to be enriched. Bangladesh wants to make sure correct exploitation and utilization of marine sources by creating expert and skilled manpower by means of maritime training.
Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Delivery. Below the chairmanship of Mustafa Kamal, extra secretary of the Ministry of Delivery, Delwara Begum spoke on the occasion. Chairman of BIWTC Dr. AKM Motiur Rahman introduced the keynote.