Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University


Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University was established in 2013, the 37th public university of the country. It is the first maritime University in Bangladesh, the 3rd maritime university in South Asia and the 12th maritime university in the world. It has issued its first calls for admission in December, 2016.

History and overview

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh came out as the first ever maritime university of Bangladesh by an Act of the Parliament on 26 October 2013.

Campus

The University has its temporary campus at Pallabi, Mirpur-12 in Dhaka. But permanent campus will be established at 106 acre land at Hamidchar, Bakolia in Chittagong.

Computer labs

Computer Lab facility available for the students of BSMRMU. The Computer Lab situated on the 3rd floor of the campus. The lab computers are connected by both WiFi and broadband internet network.

Conference Centre

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh has a large auditoriumon on 5th floor in its temporary campus. Seating capacity of the auditorium is 90.

Industrial/study tours and visits

To keep pace with the practical world and to orient the students with maritime domain, BSMRMU organizes the industrial tour, field trip, visit etc. to different domestic and international maritime industries and organizations. The curriculum of master's program of the university has also been designed with mandatory study tour/ field trip to keep the visit effective.
In the national boundary, the students used to visit Chittagong Port Authority, Mongla Port Authority, Bangladesh Shipping Corporation, Bangladesh Navy Ships, Freight Forwarding Companies/ Agencies, Pangaon Inland Container Terminal, Inland Container Depot- Kamalapur, Private Inland Container Depots, Department of Shipping, BIWTA, BIWTC, Private Shipping Companies, Private Stevedoring Companies, Private and Govt. owned Shipyard and Dockyard, Ship Breaking Yard, Sea beach, Oceanographic Research Vessel etc.
In the overseas tour, the students used to visit different maritime institutes, organizations, industries etc. in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries.

Collaboration

''Undergraduate Programs''

There are two residential halls on the Dhaka campus of the university to facilitate students to stay. These halls are located in Mirpur DOHS. All sorts of residential facilities are available in these halls.