Pollution a challenge to sustainable maritime development: Minister

Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday said manmade pollution, contamination, and natural disasters pose challenges to sustainable maritime development. "We’ve maritime resources but there are many challenges such as pollution, contamination, adverse environment, security, and natural disasters," the minister told an international seminar titled ‘An Outlook for Sustainable Maritime Development and Governance: Challenges and Way Ahead’.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU) organised the seminar at a city hotel.  he minister said Bangladesh has the longest natural sea beach in the world. "We’re very interested in maritime activities. The government has taken many projects in the last decade. We enhanced our activities in blue economy and also set up BSMRMU," he said.

 Mannan said plastic contamination is a thereat for us.  "We need cooperation and coordination from local and international communities to face the challenges to sustainable maritime development. We hope the seminar will help in this regard," the minister said. As special guest, Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury, chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy, said Bangabandhu emphasised in maritime resources and his daughter Sheikh Hasina also laid emphasis on blue economy.

 BSMRMU Vice-Chancellor Rear Admiral M Khaled Iqbal delivered the welcome speech.  He highlighted various current and future activities of the university for creating educated and skilled manpower and thanked maritime professionals, academics, researchers, policy makers and stakeholders for attending the seminar. A good number of maritime experts and academics from India, Australia, Netherlands, France, Singapore, Philippines, England, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Malaysia and Bangladesh presented papers at the seminar. Representatives from various ministries, UGC, universities, maritime organisations, and diplomats, civil and military officers were also present.

 

Pollution a challenge to sustainable maritime development: Minister

Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday said manmade pollution, contamination, and natural disasters pose challenges to sustainable maritime development. Weve maritime resources but there are many challenges such as pollution, contamination, adverse environment, security, and natural disasters, the minister told an international seminar titled An Outlook for Sustainable Maritime Development and Governance: Challenges and Way Ahead. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU) organised the seminar at a city hotel. he minister said Bangladesh has the longest natural sea beach in the world. Were very interested in maritime activities. The government has taken many projects in the last decade. We enhanced our activities in blue economy and also set up BSMRMU, he said. Mannan said plastic contamination is a thereat for us. We need cooperation and coordination from local and international communities to face the challenges to sustainable maritime development. We hope the seminar will help in this regard, the minister said. As special guest, Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury, chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy, said Bangabandhu emphasised in maritime resources and his daughter Sheikh Hasina also laid emphasis on blue economy. BSMRMU Vice-Chancellor Rear Admiral M Khaled Iqbal delivered the welcome speech. He highlighted various current and future activities of the university for creating educated and skilled manpower and thanked maritime professionals, academics, researchers, policy makers and stakeholders for attending the seminar. A good number of maritime experts and academics from India, Australia, Netherlands, France, Singapore, Philippines, England, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Malaysia and Bangladesh presented papers at the seminar. Representatives from various ministries, UGC, universities, maritime organisations, and diplomats, civil and military officers were also present.