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Students of BUP, JU hold demos for justice

Students of Bangladesh University of Professionals, Jahangirnagar University and Bangladesh Maritime University in Gazipur staged demonstrations on Sunday, demanding exemplary punishment of the perpetrators of the gang rape of a BUP student...

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Govt assures small island states of maritime cooperation

High commissioners and ambassadors from the Small Island Developing States group participated in a special programme hosted by Abida Islam, Bangladesh high commissioner to the United Kingdom and permanent representative to the International Maritime Organisation, at the Bangladesh high commission in London...

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Weighing sovereignty, efficiency and growth

CHITTAGONG Port, officially the Port of Chattogram, is Bangladesh’s largest and most strategically important maritime gateway. Handling more than three million TEUs annually and facilitating more than 90 per cent of Bangladesh’s maritime trade, it serves as the nation’s primary hub for import and export. The port directly underpins roughly $75 billion in annual..

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Recasting Bangladesh’s maritime destiny

AT THIS decisive moment in Bangladesh’s strategic course, a new vector has been set — one not drawn on land, but charted across the sea. In a nationally televised address, chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus signalled a maritime turn of historic magnitude. His proposition — that Bangladesh will ‘make the world our neighbour’ by turning decisively towards the sea...

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Maritime University holds July uprising revival event

Bangladesh Maritime University, country’s specialised public university, organised ‘The July Mass Uprising Revival Programme-2025, July Commemoration’ on its temporary campus in Dhaka on Tuesday...

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Infrastructure without reform deadweight

BANGLADESH stands on the cusp of a transformative shift in its maritime infrastructure with the development of two major projects — the bay terminal in Chattogram and the Matarbari deep sea port in Cox’s Bazar. Both undertakings have been envisioned not merely as enhancements to port capacity but as foundational pillars that could redefine the...

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BSCL, Sternula sign MoU

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited and Danish company Sternula to make shipping safe and digital by installing satellite-based Automatic Identification System in the Bangladesh maritime sector...

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BMU holds seminar on blue economy

Bangladesh Maritime University held an international seminar titled Blue Economy: Unlocking the Potential of Oceans for Sustainable Development of Bangladesh at the Senaprangan, Dhaka Cantonment on Monday...

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Container ship service set to begin between Mongla, Chattogram

In a significant development aimed at reducing export costs and enhancing trade accessibility in the greater Khulna region, container ships are expected to start operating between Mongla and Chattogram ports on a domestic maritime route from April...

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Taiwan says China carrying out huge maritime deployment

China is deploying dozens of ships in its biggest maritime mobilisation around Taiwan in years, Taipei said Tuesday, after Beijing voiced fury at President Lai Ching-te’s recent visit to the United States...

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Govt to formulate national maritime port strategy

Shipping adviser Brigadier General (retired) M Sakhawat Hussain on Wednesday said that the government would formulate ‘National Maritime Port Strategy or NMPS’ for an effective and sustainable port management to attract more domestic and foreign investments...

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Bangladesh maritime ports asked to hoist cautionary signal No 3

The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal No 3 as the deep depression over Northwest Bay and adjoining West central Bay of Bengal moved slightly north-northwestwards and now lies over the same area...

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BSMRMU observes World Oceans Day

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University observed the World Oceans Day on Sunday on its Dhaka campus....

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BSMRMU vice-chancellor visits Japanese institutions

The vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa, visited Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and Yokohama City University in Japan recently, said a press release...