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Message from A. Baten (18).

Assalamu Alaikum,

First of all, I must thank Sarwar for giving me this great offer & opportunity to work in his good organization Prantik Group.
I really feel […]

Bangladeshi Marine Community, Singapore (BMCS) conducted their AGM for the year 2017 on February 19, 2017 (Sunday) at Maritime House, 120 Cantonment Road Singapore 089760.
A good numbers of BMCS members attended […]

A few days back I wrote the first article under this heading. In Bangladesh they often say with pride that they follow the parliamentary democracy in line with the Westminster. That is why my comparison has been […]

With heavy heart informing that our dear Capt. M Ashif Bahar (31N/1814) has left us in this morning (3:30 AM) at Mirpur Delta Hospital. He was in life support for 20 days. Inna lillahe wa inna ilaihe rajeun. May […]

“Master of Sea & Master of Symphony!”
17 eminent personalities are declared to be awarded with the “Ekushey Padak 2017” in recognition of outstanding contribution in their respective fields.

And our (Merchant […]

 A New Book  “ঠিকানা সমুদ্রে ”  written by Sajid Hussain available at Ekushe Boimela 2017.
Published by Adee Prokashan, Stall No. 322

 ‘আমি এপ্রেন্টিশিপ বা শিক্ষানবিশ থাকার সময় এবং চাকরি করার সুবাদে জাহাজ নিয়ে বহু বছর ধরে পৃথিবীর এপ্রান্ত থেকে ওপ্রেন্তে ঘুরেবেড়িয়েছি। জাহাজ বন্দরে ভিড়িয়ে বা সমুদ্রে থাকার সময়, বাড়ীঘরের মত থাকা-খাওয়ার সু […]

MarEngr. Tareck Anis Ahmed has breathed his last in this evening (6 Feb 2017) at 6:30 PM at the residence of his son-in-law (Capt Asif Mahmood. [Residence: H-68, Rd-7, Cantonment Bazar R/A, Dhaka]. Inna lillahe wa […]

Dear All,
With heavy heart, I would like to inform all about the sudden demise of Mr. Atiqur Rahman (aged about 53) of South Shields due to heart failure while offering his Asr prayer, this […]

সালাহউদ্দিন আহমেদ, ২০১৩ পর থেকে নিরন্তর চেস্টা ছিল একটা ক্যাডেটশিপ জবের জন্য, ভাগ্য দেখা দেয় ২০১৬ এসে।

গতকাল রাত ১২:৩০ মিনিটে ছিল ফ্লাইট (25 November 2016)
ভাগ্যের পরিহাস, স্বপ্ন আর পুরণ হলো না। রাত ১০ […]

1954 = MARPOL  CONVENTION  adopted – Prohibition of  Oily discharge  within 50.0 n. miles from the  Coasts.
And  100.0 n. mls  from  all  Special  Areas, particularly endangered areas. (e.g. Great Barrier Ree […]

(Reproduced from an Oil Major’s internal post by the author)
Chemical tankers of ≥ 8000 SDWT, built on or after 01 Jan 2016, are required to inert tanks of flammable products, with nitrogen. Some in the Ind […]

Properties of LNG:

LNG is actually METHANE.  Purity of cargoes ranges from 67% to 99.5%, according to geographical location.  Impurities consist mainly of Ethane and Propane.

LNG is:
Non – toxic
Non – c […]

1492 – Christopher Columbus sails from Spain and discovers the new world. (The continents of North and South Americas are commonly known as the new world).
1783 – Steam power was used for the first time to pro […]

In British-India period people from present Bangladesh started joining merchant ships. Those days most of the British ships used to have officers from UK and ratings from Indian sub-continent. After creation of […]

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Dear All,

Last week I have visited Maryland, USA on invitation of Engr. Tareq (23rd) to see his invention.
I was totally amazed to see his research works, perhaps not very known to us, bdmariners.

He has […]