Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam told cadets at the passing-out parade of the 28th batch of the Chattogram Maritime Institute on 18 April 2026 that they were ready to represent Bangladesh internationally and serve as its ambassadors, state news agency BSS reported.
The minister called the new cadets “valuable assets” of the nation and said “technical education, such as maritime training, offers guaranteed employment opportunities”. He urged them to excel in ship management and navigation through honesty and determination, highlighted the institute’s contribution to the economy since the 1990s, and said the government plans to modernise and expand the sector.
The report did not state how many cadets passed out. Graduates of such institutes still need sea-time berths to earn their first certificate of competency, an issue industry commentators have repeatedly raised.
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- BSS: “Maritime cadets ready to conquer the world: Shipping Minister” (18 April 2026)
File photo: an earlier passing-out parade at the National Maritime Institute, Chattogram. Photo: Press Information Department / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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