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Geomorphic Characteristics of Coastal Beach using ...

Md. Bahuddin Sikder
25 August, 2024

Coastal land formations along the beaches of Kuakata have experienced a dramatic shift of form and structure, both natural and anthropogenic interference. This is an application to map coastal landforms around the coast utilizing remote sensing and GIS techniques. Spatial data sources such as top...

Exploring Marine Tourism Potentials in Bangladesh...

Md. Ashikur Rahman Avi
26 August, 2024

Marine and Coastal tourism, one of the largest components of the tourism industry, is emerging as one of the most promising areas of the tourism sector in particular for the developing nations. While Bangladesh is rich in immense marine and coastal tourism resources, most of the potential for mar...

Study on The Hydraulics During The Construction of...

Anmol Haque
27 August, 2024

The study was conducted to assess the hydrodynamic changes during construction of a closure in a 4 km wide tidal channel between Subornachar and Swarnadip island located in the Meghna Estuary. Two construction methods have been considered - vertical and horizontal closing method. A 2D hydrodynami...

Unlocking the potentials of Blue Biotechnology for...

Mohammad Nazir Hossain
28 August, 2024

Blue biotechnology- commonly known as marine biotechnology is considered as one of the most promising sectors in Bangladesh for sustainable development. As the movement of eco-efficient innovation gaining its popularity day by day therefore an advancement in blue biotechnology can contribute to d...

Characteristics of Sediment in the Inner Shelf Zon...

M. Shahidul Islam
29 August, 2024

The continental shelf zone of Bangladesh is one of the highest sediment deposition centers of the world. Sediment carried by the vast drainage system surrounding the shelf is widely distributed in the northern part of the Bay of Bengal, where the Swatch of No Ground (SoNG) acts as a triggering fa...

International Convention and Prevention of Marine ...

Abu Hena Muhammad Yousuf
30 August, 2024

International convention on marine pollution provided less attention for the protection of the marine environment and of the high seas beyond coastal areas. The Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment determined the concern regarding the whole marine environment, and emphatic reflection wa...

Marine Peptides Attenuate Oxidative Stress to Mana...

Md Atiar Rahman
31 August, 2024

An increasing prevalence of diabetes, in the last few decades, is known as a main risk for human health worldwide. Due to patience’s inconvenience, unaffordability and adverse effects of synthetic drugs, a large number of diabetic patients are in search of alternative therapeutics while mar...

Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100: Charting A Course For ...

M Khaled Iqbal
1 September, 2024

The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has approved the Delta Plan 2100 (BDP 2100) which is a holistic plan to integrate the activities of delta-related sectors across the country. BDP 2100 is a strategic planning document with long term strategies and multi-sectoral coordinated policy for the marine...

Emerging Maritime Development in the Bay of Bengal...

Md. Khurshed Alam
2 September, 2024

Oceans and seas support all life by generating oxygen, absorbing carbon dioxide, recycling nutrients and regulating global climate and temperature, food and livelihoods to a substantial portion of the global population. Over 90% of planets living and nonliving resources are found within a few hun...

Application of Ocean Color Remote Sensing for Mana...

Md Rony Golder
3 September, 2024

Ocean color remote sensing has brought a new era in ocean management. A reasonable number of satellites are dedicated at present for providing ocean color data to boost up ocean management. The major satellites include MODIS, OCM-2, VIRS, OLCI, etc. Major applications of those sensors are identif...

Trace metals in water, sediment and fishes of the ...

Md. Kawser Ahmed
4 September, 2024

The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) Delta, a transboundary delta, is the world’s largest delta which is believed to be contaminated with many pollutants including heavy metals. This study systematically reviewed heavy metal pollution in water, sediments and fish in different rivers of the G...

An overview of the opportunities and challenges in...

Aftab Alam Khan
5 September, 2024

Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta and its extension in the Bay of Bengal is genetically related to delta progradation. Sediments of the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta have been the principal source of opportunities in the perspective of georesources and ecosystem. Simultaneously the same sediments have been the...

Geospatial Mapping of the Ecological Provinces: A ...

Sadia Zaman
6 September, 2024

‘Blue economy’ concept has opened a new window of opportunity for Bangladesh to exploit and utilize the coastal and marine resources in a sustainable way. To maintain sustainability and monitor the coastal ecosystems while exploiting resources for economic benefits, delineation of the...

Gas Hydrate Potential Along The Eastern Continenta...

Maheswar Ojha
7 September, 2024

Bottom simulating reflector (BSR) is the main marker for the identification of gas hydrate in the subsurface sediments from seismic data. Based on BSRs mapped on the seismic sections, two national drilling, coring and logging programs were conducted in 2006 and 2015, respectively, which discovere...

The future of the Blue Economy in Bangladesh...

Pierre Failler
7 September, 2024

Since 2014, the Government of Bangladesh has initiated discussions with stakeholders in order to adopt the concept of a ‘blue economy’ across relevant policies and strategies. By definition, the blue economy fosters the idea of sustainably deriving economic value from the untapped pot...

Identification and valuation of ecosystem services...

Md. Nazmul Ahsan
7 September, 2024

Characterized by tidal flats, natural levees and the unique Sundarbans mangrove forest, the coastal zone of Bangladesh is regarded as one of the most productive ecosystems of the world due to regular flush of nutrient rich silts and supply of organic matters from the mangroves. Over the last few ...

Quantifying the Pollutants and their Environmental...

Md. Mehedi Islam Limon
27 August, 2024

Bangladesh is a riverine country with a vast network of rivers, canals, creeks, and water bodies. In Bangladesh, the river network is thought to be a safe and economical mode of transportation. Near about seventeen thousand different types of registered vessels and numerous unregis...

Territorial Waters and Maritime Zones (Amendment) ...

C.A.M. Al Wahi
27 August, 2024

The Bangladesh Territorial Waters and Maritime Zones (Amendment) Act, 2021 is a prominent piece of legislation that establishes and controls Bangladesh's maritime borders. The legislative act grants the country the power to assert jurisdiction over the investigation, utilizatio...

Opportunities and Challenges for Tourism Utilizing...

Kaniz Fatima
27 August, 2024

In today’s world, tourism is gaining popularity very rapidly, both domestically and internationally. In Bangladesh also, buoyed by the economic growth and uprising living standards, the number of tourists has been increasing significantly every year. However, there is very sc...

Financial and Cost Accounting Practices of the Sh...

Emranul Hoque
27 August, 2024

The government of Bangladesh is providing various financial incentives like reduced tax rates, lower import duties, and export subsidies to the shipbuilding industry of the country. Financial soundness along with a growing domestic market, competitiveness for the international small ves...

Spatial Distribution of Physicochemical Parameters...

Imtiaz Ahmed Sakib
27 August, 2024

Bangladesh, a nation situated on the Bay of Bengal's northern shore, is endowed with an abundance of natural resources. Saint Martin's Island is only coral-bearing island in Bangladesh Although marine biodiversity of this island is extremely rich due to its ideal habitat, b...

Language Barriers, Miscommunication and Marine Ac...

Kh. Atikur Rahman
27 August, 2024

With the exponential growth in international trade and commerce in recent decades, the number of goods transported by ships has increased. To overcome the scarcity of seafarers and minimize the cost of recruitment, shipping companies have been employing foreign crews, but such recr...

Rainfall Variation Between Day and Night: A Case S...

Mohammad Saifur Rahman
27 August, 2024

In this study, 3-hourly rainfall data of 10 years (2008-2017) were analyzed to have a clear insight of rainfall variation between day and night around the Patenga coastal area of Bangladesh. Both descriptive and inferential analysis was conducted to examine the variation between day and...

Lessons, Challenges, and Sustainable Futures from ...

Md Shamim Raze
27 August, 2024

This review study examines Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) in Bangladesh, examining unique methodologies and obstacles. Bangladesh, located in the Bay of Bengal, has experienced a growing significance of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) due to its reliance on coastal fisheries, agricult...

Integrating Climate Change in Coastal and Maritime...

Jannatul Ferdaus
27 August, 2024

Coastal and marine environment is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Bangladesh. One of the main reasons for this popularity is that the world’s longest sea beach and the largest mangrove forest are located here. Coastal and maritime tourism (CMT), therefore, is a...

Climate Change Triggered Livelihood Vulnerability ...

Sadia Afrin
27 August, 2024

The ability to adapt is related to the significant effects that climate-related disasters have on people's livelihoods in Cox's Bazar and other coastal areas of south-eastern Bangladesh. Small-scale fishery-based households are especially susceptible to climate change and n...

Lead Concentration in Commercially Valuable Fish S...

Taspiya Hamid
27 August, 2024

This investigation was carried out to determine lead (Pb) contamination and the potential human health risk from this contamination of five commercially valuable fish species collected from Hatiya Island at the river mouth of the Meghna River. The concentration of Pb was determined...

Abundance, Composition, Spatial Distribution and ...

Md. Kawser Ahmed
27 August, 2024

This study provides an assessment and characterization of marine litter pollution among various beaches of the Bay of Bengal coastline of Bangladesh, through standardized surveys. The data suggests that marine litter density was greatest in areas where anthropogenic activity was hi...

Necessity of Entrepreneurship Program in Maritime ...

Mohammad Musa
27 August, 2024

Entrepreneurship is often pictured as launching a new business to make a profit. Entrepreneurs have the potential to become thought leaders in their respective fields, which can be a natural outcome. Nowadays, more self-motivated people want to shape their future and become indepen...

Marine Litter: A Persistent Cumulative Threat to B...

Zawata Afnan*
26 August, 2024

These days, marine litter is a fundamental, all-encompassing issue brought on by human activity, whether deliberate or not. Bangladesh's marine litter has been the subject of very little research. In the South Asian Seas (Region), the Department of Environment has been tasked with prepar...

Smart Port Management Practices and Implementation...

Mohammed Mojahid Hossain Chowdhury
26 August, 2024

Port operations and management, like other industries, are undergoing a digital transformation process that influences existing business models and operational practices in a multifaceted way. The transformation in the industry through the adoption of different technological devices, mainly terme...

Necessity of DNA barcoding to identify prospective...

Maksuda Akter
26 August, 2024

Marine biodiversity is more critical than terrestrial. Marine species identification is difficult because of their variation. DNA barcoding is the scientific process where a short DNA fragment is used to identify species. The DNA sequence of unknown species is compared to the reference library of...

A Remote Sensing Approach for Identifying and Mapp...

M. R. Ashikur
26 August, 2024

The coastal urban region is one of the economic hubs of development in Bangladesh and its land use/ land cover (LULC) and land surface temperature (LST) have been changing continuously for massive upliftment which gives the aftermath of the urban heat island (UHI). This study explored the pattern...

Estimate of Emission Caused by the Operation of Pr...

M Reaz H Khondoker
26 August, 2024

The maritime traffic passing through Chittagong port grows by roughly 10–14% annually. The growth in freight handling and ship calls at Chittagong Port since the 1990s, when open market economics and trade facilitation policies were implemented, has made it necessary for the port to expand ...

Determining Tourism Carrying Capacity of Inani Bea...

Md Saiful Islam
26 August, 2024

Tourism carrying capacity (TCC) is often discussed, calculated and implemented in popular tourist destinations as every destination has a capacity to accommodate tourists, beyond which it cannot serve. Therefore, for a given destination, the number of tourists must be kept at an optimum level in ...

Textbook and teaching materials evaluation: A Top-...

Kazi Dawood Hafiz
26 August, 2024

Textbook evaluation and selection is not an easy activity. It asks for time, energy, experience, expertise and many other internal and external things. It involves many people especially those who are in charge of making decision. Textbook evaluation is a very important part of the professional a...

65-Day Marine Fisheries Ban Period: Bangladesh�s p...

Najmus Sayadat
26 August, 2024

The concept of a Blue Economy came in front of the nation when Bangladesh won the maritime boundary dispute with Myanmar in 2012 and with India in 2014. Marine fishing is considered one of the important avenues in utilizing BE for Bangladesh. Since 2015, Bangladesh has introduced a 65-day marine ...

The Marine Fisheries Act 2020: An Appraisal...

Sunanda Majumdar
26 August, 2024

Fisheries are absolutely an important source of income for Bangladesh. Sea Fishing Sector gives a huge revenue income to Bangladesh from the domestic and international markets. To regulate the Sea Fishing sector Bangladesh has passed Marine Fisheries Act, 2020 by repealing the previous Marine Fis...

A Review of the Blue Economy of Bangladesh through...

Azra Rifat*
26 August, 2024

This paper is a review with aiming to provide an overview on the Marine and Coastal tourism of Bangladesh as an important contributor in the Blue Economy of Bangladesh. The study signifies the sustainable exploitation and conscientious management of oceanic resources to ascertain economic growth ...

Offshore Industry in Bangladesh: Present Status an...

Farhana Arzu
26 August, 2024

The blue economy concept has been an integral focus for the economic solvency of Bangladesh and has gained huge momentum since its inaugural journey into the
national foray around 2013. In the past few years the term "Maritime Economy" has become infamous in Bangladesh while...

Variation of Surface Chlorophyll-a and its Telecon...

Md Masud-Ul-Alam
26 August, 2024

The Bay of Bengal (BoB), a subtropical basin in the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, is one of the Largest Marine Ecosystems (LME). It occupies 8% and 12% of mangroves and coral reefs respectively, as well as it provides 6 million tons of fisheries production annually that valuing 4 billion...

Emerging Blue Economy for Bangladesh: Opportunitie...

M. Golam Sharwar
26 August, 2024

Bangladesh’s economy had been largely dependent on Ready Made Garment (RMG). Without product diversification, Bangladesh is likely face difficulties to keep up the GDP growth and to achieve vision 2041. Additionally, depletion of land-based resources made it mandatory for the nation to turn...

Geo-resource exploration for sustainable developme...

Dr. Aftab Alam Khan
26 August, 2024

Fundamental requirement of the sustainability of the energy development is an extensive exploration and production of the geo-resources like oil and gas. Continental shelf of the Bay of Bengal of Bangladesh maritime boundary is found to be the most resourceful offshore area where hydrocarbon espe...

Maritime Security Cooperation in Indian Ocean: Pro...

M Khaled Iqbal
26 August, 2024

The Indian Ocean is home to one fifth of the world's water bodies and is rich in a range of biological and mineral resources. It is one of the busiest maritime routes in the entire planet. Therefore, it is essential to protect the ecosystem and the natural resources of this ocean. The Indian ...

Numerical Analysis of Tubular XT Joint of Jacket T...

Md. Jobayer Mia
26 August, 2024

Jacket structures are made of welded tubular space frames supported by a lateral bracing system. Tubular members are made up of structural steel. In an offshore structure, their primary job is to resist yield and buckling loads. They are also used to resist lateral loads. There are various types ...

Supply Chain Resilience in Catastrophic Disruption...

Abdul Monaiem Kudrotullah
26 August, 2024

Any management concept cannot be used effectively by practitioners and researchers if a common agreement on its definition is lacking. For Supply Chain Resilience – so many definitions are used that there is little consensus on what it means. Last 30 years, the worlds; trade and ...

An Assessment of the Institutional Policy and Lega...

Md Abdul Latif
26 August, 2024

As a developing coastal State, Bangladesh aspires for harnessing the potentials like ensuring food security, fulfilling nutritional deficiency, rendering employment opportunity, generating income and export earnings through sustainable using of its Blue Economy. Comprehensive combating against&nb...

Opportunities and challenges of biosensors for pol...

Tapash Kumar Pal
26 August, 2024

From the beginning of the first reordered human settlement in this Bengal province to the present, people living in this area have been mostly dependent on the Bay of Bengal and its various resources. Human beings have been collecting the raw material from the ocean to use in the different produc...

Marine Pollution in Chittagong: Present Condition,...

Eva shill
26 August, 2024

A combination of human activities are responsible for marine pollution. It affects the health of the ocean and makes the coastal area vulnerable. Both the developed and developing countries both are affected by marine pollution. Coastal regions and ecosystems are facing diversified environmental ...

Challenges of Marine Tourism in Bangladesh...

P. M. K Hassan Siddique
26 August, 2024

Marine tourism is different from the conventional tourism concept which is based on ocean, sea, or coastal regions of a country. Demand for marine tourism is increasing throughout the world. Bangladesh has great potential to thrive in this sector. Bangladesh has the world's longest unbroken s...

Shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh: Legal, health...

Bishnu Dev Roy
26 August, 2024

Ship breaking is one of the indigenous industries in the world. A ship is dismantled in a yard after her lifespan. Dismantling ship generates huge revenue, support backward industry and creates employment opportunities for a country. Many developed countries were pioneers in this industry. Howeve...

Rabnabad Channel Dredging project: Challenges and ...

Humayun Rashid Askari
26 August, 2024

The Port Payra is the third seaport of the maritime nation Bangladesh and Rabnabad Channel is the main entrance to it. The 4Km long navigational channel which is connected to the Bay of Bengal will contribute to the immense progress and economic development of this maritime country by building up...

Sustainable River Management in Bangladesh through...

Mohammad Obaidullah Ibne Bashir
26 August, 2024

Well-structured project management, careful and timely monitoring and operational best practices in the dredging projects in different rivers facilitate the local public authorities to mitigate the environmental impacts in Bangladesh. Determining correctly the key factors that affect the environm...

SWOT Analysis of Stand in Geopolitics of Banglades...

Khalid Mahmud Bappy
26 August, 2024

Vision 2041, a continuation of Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021 and a development path aimed by Bangabandhu has begun to be implemented by eliminating the existing demand gap while meeting the new demand ahead. Bangladesh has 1,47,570 square kilometers of land and 2,07,000 square kilometers of sea ...

Initiating Marine Spatial Planning process: Resolv...

Shohida Aktar
26 August, 2024

Bangladesh is a maritime nation and its seaborne trade is highly dependent on the countries’ prime port, Chittagong which handles more than 90% of the total seaborne trade of the country. In the Port area of Chittagong, there are many more maritime activities other than shipping which inclu...

Safe Operation of Inland Water Passengers' Vessels...

A S M Abdul Baten
26 August, 2024

The safety aspect of the Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector in Bangladesh lacks appropriate attention since long. This is often reflected through disastrous incidents at rivers with loss of valuable life and property. This study aims to identify the challenges faced by operators during the opera...

Prospects for Port Led Regional Maritime Connectiv...

M Khaled Iqbal
26 August, 2024

Ports are important medium of trade, connectivity and economic development. Bangladesh being at apex of Bay of Bengal is truly a maritime nation having 700 kilometres long coastline and an array of rivers and water bodies. Our trade, export and import largely depend on Maritime Connectivity. Thus...

An Overview Of The Dockyard Industry In Bangladesh...

Md. Mahmudul Hassan
26 August, 2024

Dockyards can be classified as one of the firstlings, most important and, extremely competitive markets in Bangladesh as well as in the world. The Dockyard industry plays a crucial role in supporting the military, stimulate shipping and industrial development, give rise to employment nationa...

Maritime Education and Sustainable Development: Pr...

Kh. Atikur Rahman
26 August, 2024

The traditional landscape of Bangladesh and recent maritime boundary delimitation with its neighboring countries (India and Myanmar) have opened a new horizon of potentials for its sustainable economic growth. But it demands diverse professional people in the maritime sector. Specialized maritime...

SWOT Analysis of Bangladesh Maritime Region for th...

M. R. Ashikur
26 August, 2024

Bangladesh is called a Maritime Nation and Maritime Region (MR) has been subjugated geomorphologically and hydrologically by the Ganges-BrahmaputraMeghna (GBM) basin and the Bay of Bengal (BoB). Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 (BDP-2100) has been taken for sustainable delta management and an intrinsic...

Biological Diversity Status of Fish Genetic Resour...

Md. Gulam Hussain
26 August, 2024

Tanguar haor has been declared as an Ecologically Critical Area and a Ramsar site - wetland of international importance by the Government of Bangladesh due to recent gradual alteration of haor ecosystem habitat and over exploitation of natural resources including fish genetic resources. Present w...

Seafarers Employment Issues: Bangladesh Perspectiv...

Dewan Mazharul Islam
26 August, 2024

The focus of this study is on the employment issues of Bangladeshi seafarers in the prevailing job market for seafarer. The paper gives a summary of the history of seafaring, growth of Maritime institute of education and Training, establishment of national fleet to contribute to the jobs of seafa...

Harnessing Un-retrieved Wave EnergySustainable App...

Abu Hasan Rony
26 August, 2024

Bangladesh has sustained solid economic growth since the last decade. The revolution in agriculture, manufacturing of readymade garments and many other industries are the main contributors for this. As such the power demand also increased exponentially in recent years. According to the Bangladesh...

Visualization of Gellan Network Formation in Diffe...

Abeda Sultana Shamma
26 August, 2024

Gellan gum is a bacterial polysaccharide with a negatively charged carboxyl ion in its monomer. It forms thermo-reversible gel due to the formation of a biopolymer network in an aqueous medium under suitable conditions, and its properties depend on the type of necessary cations to form a gel. In ...

Evaluating the Relationship of Employee Engagement...

Mohammad Bin Amin*
26 August, 2024

The purpose of this study is to investigate the contributions of employee engagement including its components on employee knowledge sharing behavior. Workforce of an organization has relatively great importance because of their opportunities in diversified contributions. In this sense, it has bee...

Geological Evolution and the Hydrocarbon Potential...

Aftab Alam Khan*
26 August, 2024

Geological history reveals that the sea-floor spreading process back in 118 $\pm$ 5 Ma has formed the ocean-basin of the Bay of Bengal with the initial sedimentation began at least 65 to 85 Ma back. Two characteristics properties prevail ...

The Maritime Sector in the Economic Development of...

Humayun Rashid Askari*
26 August, 2024

Maritime economy, a comparatively new concept in the domain of economics, means the economic activities based on marine or sea-based resources. The present paper seeks to explore the prospects of a sea-based economy to help promote Bangladesh from a middle-income country as targeted in the 'V...

Numerical Simulation and Comparative Study of Aer...

Asif Kabir
26 August, 2024

This research predominantly centers on the streamlined qualities of Kline-Fogleman modified (KFm) airfoil. KFm arrangement airfoil family shows improved strength and low stalling which has made it quite popular for low weight conveying flight. Some of the major streamlined attributes like lift co...

A Feasibility Study for the Procurement of Support...

Khandaker Rasel Hasan*
26 August, 2024

Mongla is the 2nd largest seaport of Bangladesh and the gateway of south-western part of the country. Though Mongla Port had the only 10% share of handling of the total export-import throughput of the country only few years back, the prospects of cargo as well as container handling of the port is...

Powering Offshore Structure Using Renewable Energy...

Md. Jobayer Mia*
26 August, 2024

Renewable energy is shaping our future due to the ever-growing environmental crises. The world needs purposeful activity to diminish fossil fuel uses and execute carbon relief measures as nonrenewable options cannot be eliminated within a few decades. Offshore structures play a significant role i...

Distribution of Biochemical Oceanography in the Ba...

Most Israt Jahan Mili*
26 August, 2024

A study was carried out to look into different biological and chemical parameters in the Bay of Bengal (BoB) from previous papers. In general, BoB water has some unique characteristics compared to the Arabian sea (AS) attributes. Because of large freshwater influx and weak wind induced mixing of ...

A Comparative Study of Maritime Quantitative Risk ...

Zobair Ibn Awal*
26 August, 2024

Ship collision is a matter of major concern all over the world. A significant number of studies have been published regarding the assessment of ship collision risk. This paper studies ship collision risk assessment models and investigates the characteristics of the models with the aid of the Auto...

Charting a Course for Blue Economy in Post Covid-1...

M Khaled Iqbal
26 August, 2024

Bangladesh, as a littoral state, has been a hub of maritime activities for centuries whereas the Bay of Bengal plays a pivotal role in our trade and commerce with the outside world. In the last decade before the onset of COVID-19, Bangladesh set her sails on a voyage of progress and prosperity. I...

Maximum Sustainable Yield Estimate for Tiger Shrim...

Suman Barua*
26 August, 2024

Tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon is the most economically important penaeid shrimp in Bangladesh for both culture and capture fishery. This study reveals an analytical stock assessment of tiger shrimp in Bangladesh marine waters after three decades of the inclusive survey. A time series of annual Ca...

Drivers of Revenue Generation in the Blue Economy ...

Fakir Tajul Islam
26 August, 2022

Blue Economy is a blessing for an emerging economy like Bangladesh. After achieving a new maritime boundary, it becomes more significant for economic development utilising ocean resources. Considering this phenomenon, this paper aims to find out the drivers of revenues in the context of the Blue ...

Mapping and GIS Analysis of Small Water Reservoirs...

Shubha Sarker
26 August, 2022

The aim of this research is to the discovery of small water reservoirs in the Halda river watershed, analysing their geometric and geographic parameters like area, neighbourhood distance, elevation wise distribution, tortuosity, perimeter and also mapping these small water reservoirs. Through thi...

Ocean Governance for Sustainable Maritime Developm...

M Khaled Iqbal
26 August, 2022

The human civilisation is indebted to the oceans for serving mankind as a major source of food, minerals and energy linking economies around the world. The oceans serve as an engine for global economic growth and highways for seaborne international trade giving access to global markets. But there...

Shipbuilding: A Gateway for Bangladesh to Achieve ...

P.M.K Hassan Siddique
26 August, 2022

Bangladesh has been ranked 41st among the world's largest economies in 2019 as well as become the second biggest economy in South Asia. As a maritime nation, the country focuses on prospects of Blue Economy and aspires to be a middle-income country by 2021 and developed economy by 2041. To ac...

Does Sea Surface Temperature Explain the Seasonal ...

Mohammad Zahedur Rahman Chowdhury
26 August, 2022

Quantitative analyzes of chlorophyll concentration in relation to Sea Surface Temperature (SST) can explain the spatiotemporal distribution of phytoplankton in oceans. In this study, the response of chlorophyll in the Bay of Bengal (BoB) and the Arabian Sea (AS) to seasonal SST was investigated u...

Prevention of Grounding at Mongla Port with Virtua...

Md. Arif Mahmud
26 August, 2022

About 90% of worldwide cargo transportation is performed by merchant ships. The trading is successfully completed only when the cargo is safely loaded, transported and safely delivered to the buyer. After loading vessels may navigate through channels, canals, rivers, bays, seas and oceans and car...

Wave Energy Harnessing for Marine Propulsion - An ...

Md Aminul Islam*
26 August, 2022

The quest for clean sources of energy is still too far from the challenge faced by the modern world of the 21st century. An increasing amount of industrialization is continuously resulting in a gradual depletion of fossil fuel and extensive damage to the environment. The shipping sector, one of t...

Ship Registration System of Bangladesh: An Assessm...

Md. Mostafa Aziz Shaheen
26 August, 2022

Registration offers a flag to a vessel providing access to high sea and ports worldwide. Many countries pursued aggressive registration policy allowing non-citizens with flexible tax and fee structure resulting in a significant amount of revenue earning by becoming the desired destinati...

Seasonality of Stratification Along the Offshore A...

Md. Masud-Ul-Alam
26 August, 2022

One of the vital factors for understanding and investigating ocean dynamics is the stratification of the water column. Argo profiling floats for the period of January 2011 to September 2017 and World Ocean Data (WOD) for the same region were taken to comprehensively study temperatu...

Material Flow Analysis Technique for Material Asse...

Khandakar Akhter Hossain
26 August, 2022

Ship recycling is a viable engineering process of recovery shipbuilding materials by dismantling end-of-life (EOL) ships in a profitable and safe way. There are few dozens of ship-recycling yards existing along coastal belt at Chottogram of Bangladesh. The local ship recycling industry provides t...

Control over Maritime Chokepoints an Assurance of ...

Md. Mehadi Amin Miah
26 August, 2022

From ancient time explorers and military people traveled different lands for a living. In course of time, this natural need institutionalized through trade and commerce. Complementary interest rose through exchange mode of trade but contradictory condition developed with coercive military might i...

Ocean Policy for Bangladesh � A Comprehensive Road...

M Khaled Iqbal
26 August, 2022

As Bangladesh is on the course to achieve the objectives of Sustainable Development Goals, she needs to address a few significant ocean-related issues and challenges in order to support her political, economic and security interests. Today, the ocean is regarded as the last major frontier on eart...

Maritime Safety and Security in the Bay of Bengal...

Md. Khurshed Alam
26 August, 2022

Maritime safety and security is a pre-requisite for stability and growth in the Bay of Bengal (BoB) region to protect the prosperity and security of the region. Maritime security and safety encompasses all the operations which are being carried out to ward off threats from the sea. This region de...

Maritime Education and National Economic Growth: B...

M Ziauddin Alamgir
26 August, 2023

The concept of blue economy recognises the seas and oceans as main drivers for economic development with great potential for innovation and growth. Bangladesh is blessed with approximately 700 km long coast with nearly 1,18,813 sq. km. of maritime area. Hence it is likely to emerge as an importan...

Georesource Potential and Geohazard Status of the ...

Aftab Alam Khan
26 August, 2023

Formation of the Bay of Bengal is linked to the opening of the Indian Ocean and covers an entire off-shore region of Bangladesh wherein the geological processes and tectonic activities in the Bengal Basin have greatly influenced in enriching the Bay of Bengal. Spreading and creation of new seaflo...

A National and International Regulatory Framework ...

Md. Ashabur Rahman
26 August, 2023

Shipbreaking and recycling activities are mostly done in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and China. Bangladesh is one of the leading countries around the world in shipbreaking. Shipbreaking industry generates huge employment opportunities for workers. Although working in Shipbreaking industry is very...

Temperature Dependence of Electrical Properties of...

Nusrat Jahan
26 August, 2023

This study is aimed to investigate the electrical properties of biopolymer gel as functions of polymer concentration and temperature. To perform this study, gellan gum was used as a biopolymer, which is a bacterial polysaccharide. The gellan polymer in solution dissociates into polyelectrolyte an...

A Study on the Determination of Heavy Metals in Fr...

Nashid Sultana
26 August, 2023

Levels of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), led (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr) were determined in the waters of a fish farm in Mymensingh district, Bangladesh by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Metals were found to be present in varied concentrations: Cu (0.02–0.1 mg/L), Zn (0.055–0....

Review of Empirical Studies of Washback in Languag...

Raju Ahmmed
26 August, 2023

Washback is one of the very few areas of English language assessment research in the last 25 years that has gained substantial attention. Commencing with the phenomenal work of Alderson and Wall (1993), a considerable body of empirical studies of washback has been carried out throughout the world...

An Overview of Tropical Cyclone Formation over the...

Nasreen Akter
26 August, 2023

Tropical Cyclone is characterized by a warm-core low pressure system at the center called eye. It is often accompanied with strong gusty winds, torrential rains and storm surges which create great damage to life and property. The outer rain bands of the eye are made up of convective cells embedde...

Freight Forwarding Industry: Function, Economic Ro...

S. M. Abu Nayem Sarker
26 August, 2023

A freight forwarder is an entity that acts as an intermediary between the actual shipper and the carrier. Freight forwarder provides other logistics and legal services for shipper as value added service, nowadays it books Freight, prepares documentation, arranges Warehousing and aids to Custom Cl...

Michael Porter�s Five Forces Analysis in Shipping ...

Mohammed Mojahid Hossain Chowdhury
26 August, 2023

Despite having all sorts of competitive benefits of being only state-owned shipping company in the country, Bangladesh Shipping Corporation’s (BSC) overall position in the industry is not up to the mark. That’s why BSC is explored based on prominent Michael Porter’s five forces ...

Legal regime of ISPS Code: Maritime Security in Ba...

Md. Asraful Alam
26 August, 2023

International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) plays a vital role in the shipping industry, ports and the associate bodies of Government for maritime nations in particular. The strategic trend of transporting merchandise from one State to another is significantly increasing. However, u...

UNCLOS and the Future of Maritime Disputes in Sout...

M I Sharif
26 August, 2023

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) came into effect in 1994. All nations in the South China Sea except Chinese Taipei complied with the convention. Philippines, Vietnam, China, Brunei and Malaysia are the nations which ratified the convention consecutively. Chinese Taipei in...

The Difficulties of Maritime Communication and the...

Raju Ahmmed
26 August, 2023

This paper looks at the communication difficulties faced by seafarers and the roles that English teachers can play to eradicate these communication deficiencies. The study finds that although English is an international maritime language, the mariners are yet to learn the skills of English effici...

Interaction of Sea Surface Temperature and Precipi...

K M Azam Chowdhury
26 August, 2023

Satellite data of Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and Precipitation from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) were analyzed to investigate the interactions between them in Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) years in the Bay of Bengal (BoB), located at 5° N - 25° N and 80° E-100° E ...

Problems & Prospects of Bangladesh Shipping Indust...

Wahidul Sheikh Shemon
26 August, 2023

Bangladesh is traditionally a ship building nation and has a rich heritage of timber shipbuilding of many hundred years. Germanischer Lloyd has declared Bangladesh as a shipbuilding nation of international standards in September 2008.She is presently contributing to the shipbuilding industries gl...

Sustainable Shipping-Assurance of Safe Environment...

Md. Mehadi Amin Miah
26 August, 2023

Humans have always had a close relationship with the aquatic environment, including the early use of the sea for food harvesting and communication. Shipping is one of the least environmentally damaging forms of commercial transport. Where it competes directly with other means of transport, shippi...

Algorithm for Performance Appraisal using Cumulati...

M Ziaul Ahsan
26 August, 2023

Performance appraisal is an HR process, which plays an important role to drive employees for achieving organizational goal. Simple Additive Weighing (SAW) method is popularly used as a tool to calculate individual performance score (PS). Reflective factors (opportunity factor and optimum contribu...

Tapping Potential of Global Demand for Seafaring O...

M Nazmul Hassan
26 August, 2023

The growing shortage of seafaring officers fuelled by the rapid growth of global fleet opened up opportunities to tap the potential of global demand of seafaring officers for populous and unemployment abundance countries like Bangladesh. Besides, the numbers of HSC passed students, having potenti...

India-Bangladesh Trade: The Prospect of Inland Wat...

Khandaker Rasel Hasan
26 August, 2023

India, the third largest trading partner of Bangladesh, the most neighbor country having a transboundary waterway which connects some of the growth centres in India and almost all of the growth centres in Bangladesh. Despite having most of the advantages of modal choice covering least cost, envir...

The Approaches of Teaching and Learning Maritime E...

Raju Ahmmed
26 August, 2023

The objective of this paper is to find out the linguistic features of maritime English and to investigate the approaches that the teachers and learners can follow. The present study also investigates the needs of the maritime students in order to develop good syllabi and the approaches of teachin...

The Supply Chain of Sea Fish from Source to Consum...

Wahidul Sheikh
26 August, 2023

Supply chain is a burning issue in the new era of global business. Organizations always try to make the supply chain efficient to ensure maximum value to the final consumers. As a riverine country fishes play a vital role in the livelihood and food habit of Bangladesh. But no remarkable research ...

Impact of Climate Change on Safe Navigation in Inl...

Md Shahjahan
26 August, 2023

Climate is often described in terms of long-term averages and other statistics of weather conditions, including the frequencies of extreme events. It is a long-term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years to a sp...

Exploring Applicable Models and Tools to Analyze A...

A S M Abdul Baten
26 August, 2023

Millions of people use Inland Water Transport (IWT) as a cheap mode of vehicle in Bangladesh. Due to various reasons it is found that the passenger vessels in river routes are not as safe as it should have been. Reflections are vivid to public through media reports regularly. Although accidents a...

Problems and Prospects of Maritime Education in Ba...

M Ziauddin Alamgir
26 August, 2023

Bangladesh, being a maritime country, has economic and political dependence on her sea area. After having international recognition through judicial process, it is right time to utilise the ocean resource for sustainable development of the country through all means of exploration, collection and ...