The fourth batch of Bangladesh Marine Academy (BMA) Pabna passed out at the academy grounds in Nagarbari, Bera upazila, on 8 December 2025, BSS reported.
Sixty-five cadets took part in the pre-sea course, 33 from the nautical department and 32 from marine engineering. Senior Cadet Captain Sudipto Chakraborty (nautical) won the Commandant’s Gold Medal, and Cadet Captains Md Yusuf Hossain Rafid (nautical) and Zisan Abedin (marine engineering) received silver medals. Commandant Captain Md Taufiqul Islam presided.
Chief guest Dr Nurunnahar Chowdhury, then secretary of the Ministry of Shipping, said “Bangladeshi mariners are earning a significant amount of foreign exchange” by working on ships worldwide, and that the government is working to popularise the profession and modernise training.
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- BSS: “Passing out parade of Pabna Marine Cadets held” (8 December 2025)
File photo: cadets of a regional marine academy (Rangpur). Photo: Press Information Department / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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