The history of Alumni Association of Bangladesh Marine Academy (ABMA)

Mr. Abdul Awal Mintoo (alumni from the 5th batch) receiving the award for his great work done for the Marine Academy.

It started before the Golden Jubiliee celebrations on January 4, 2013. A few bright academy graduates decided to have a huge bash at the Chin Moitri Convention Center in Dhaka with half a dozen ministers present. Due to protests from alumni from all over the world, they scaled it down to the Marine Academy campus. They launched an Alumni Association by the name Bangladesh-Marine-Academy-Alumni-Association and held the Golden Jubilee under this name. Please visit the following site for this alumni association.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bangladesh-Marine-Academy-Alumni-Association/293574847429361

Bangladesh Marine Academy Alumni Association

December 6, 2012

THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS :

 01. Capt M. Habibur Rahman – Convenor

 02. MarEngr Sajid Hossain, Commandant

 03. Capt Ghulam Hussain

 04. Capt Anam Chowdhury

 05. MarEngr Sanaul Haque

 06. MarEngr Enamul Haque

 07. Capt Intikhab Alam

 08. Capt Sayedur Rahman

 09. Capt Saifur Rahman

 10. MarEngr Sakhawat Hossain

 11. MarEngr Meherul Karim

 12. Capt M. A. Malek – Member Secy

 13. Mar Eng Fazle Rashid

 14. Capt Sufian Mahmood

 15. MarEngr Md. Gulam Sarwar

 16. Capt Fasihur Rahman

 17. MarEng Riasat

 18. MarEngr Masud Karim

 19. Capt Faisal Azim

 20. Capt Gazi Md. Jalal

On a later date, the group changed the name to Alumni Association of Bangladesh Marine Academy (ABMA) and declaration was circulated on October 16, 2013.

Quote

A meeting of the proposed members of the Marine Academy Ex Cadets Association (Adhoc committee formed during the Golden Jubilee) was held on 24 August 2013 at Sarina Hotel, Banani, Dhaka, at 1230 hrs .

The members present were as follows (the signed sheet attached) :

1. Capt M. Habibur Rahman

2. Engr. Md Golam Sarwar

3. Engr. A. K. M. Masud Karim

4. Capt Intikhab A. Chowdhury

5. Capt Ghulam Hussain

6. Capt Saydur Rahman

7. Engr A. M. Fazle Rashid

8. Capt M. A. Malek

9. Capt Saifur Rahman

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The remaining funds of about 13 lacs raised during the Golden Jubilee was to be their initial capital.

You are invited to the following link to get the rest of the story.

https://themaritimeblog.org/2013/10/alumni-of-bangladesh-marine-academy-abma-formed-in-dhaka-october-2013/

Epilogue

“ABMA at no stage recognised that JMAAA was already formed at Chittagong and officially declared in 2005 although some of the key organisers of the current ABMA were physically present at the initial meeting and declaration of JMAAA. The first Commandant of Marine Academy at Juldia in Bangladesh, late Capt ML Rahman was one of the pioneers in forming & declaring this in cooperation with at least 3 other ex-Commandants and some prominent mariners, which has not been recognised in the resolution recently adopted by ABMA – it said JMAAA was started in USA or Canada in 2005, which is not correct”.

Do we need to associate ourselves with these? I think we would have a unique identity as Juldians!

ABMA did not recognise that JMAAA was already formed and declared in 2005 and the first Commandant of Marine Academy, Juldia Capt ML Rahman was one of the pioneers in forming & declaring this and at least 3 other ex-Commandants, which has not be recognised in the resolution adopted by so called ABMA. It said JMAAA started in USA or Canada in 2005, which is not correct.