Unemployed marine cadets demand jobs

The marine cadets urged the government to give permissions to foreign shipping companies to establish their offices in Bangladesh, and to appoint maritime councillors in Panama, Liberia, Bahamas, United Arab Emirates, England, Singapore and Malaysia

Unemployed cadets of Bangladesh Marine Academy yesterday demanded that the government takes steps to eliminate existing problems in their visa processing to get jobs in foreign shipping companies.

Their other demands include exploring the job market for the cadets,  cancelling license of those academies which do not have internship programmes for their cadets, and stopping the activities of some fake companies which are en gaged in recruiting mariners illegally.

To press home their demands, former cadets of Bangladesh Marine Academy  arranged a press conference at the Dhaka Reporter Unity Auditorium in the capital.

The marine cadets urged the government to give permissions to foreign shipping companies to establish their offices in Bangladesh, and to appoint maritime councillors in Panama, Liberia, Bahamas, United Arab Emirates, England, Singapore and Malaysia.

Speaking on the occasion, Ashraf Ibn Noor, former senior vice president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), the country’s shipping sector is on the verge of demolition due to corruption and greed of some vested interest groups. Some private marine academies providing fake certificates to many people to work as mariners, he said.

There are 18 marine academies, including 17 private ones, in the country.  More than 10,000 cadets are being graduated from the academies. But only 120 cadets get training from 38 vessels.

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   forkanul49Forkanul Quader says:

   December 29, 2014 at 2:02 pm

   It is a step forward towards bringing a worthy issue out in the front. It has long been awaited. I hope the relevant sector and authorities will take note and try to resolve this in a constructive manner.

   Forkanul Quader (6N)