Mariners sidelined
I refer to Captain Husain Imam's PCP article (31 July), and fully sympathise with him. What he says about professional training is obviously true. The Marine Academy is an excellent institution and I am proud to have been a lecturer in Marine Engineering ( 1965-66) there, when it was in its infancy, and trees planted there were only a few feet high. Bangladeshi Mariners are now a large community at home and abroad as Captain Imam mentions and have their dedicated website www.bangladeshmariners.com. Obviously, the appointment of the present DG of shipping is an individual case on which I cannot comment, however it remains true that by and large young, able and ambitious Merchant Navy Officers earning international salaries on ships or shipping industry abroad are unwilling to join government jobs in Bangladesh, because of astronomical drop of remuneration and inherent politics involved with such postings.
What the solution is I don't know.
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