Department of Shipping

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Department of Shipping is a Bangladesh government regulatory agency under the Ministry of Shipping of Bangladesh responsible for maritime safety, formulation and enforcement of maritime regulation.[1][2] The Director General of the Department of Shipping is Commodore Mohammad Maksud Alam.[3]

Formation1976
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
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Department of Shipping
Formation1976
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Director General
Commodore M SHAFIUL BARI (ND),ndc, psc, BN
Parent organization
Ministry of Shipping
WebsiteDepartment of Shipping
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History

The agency came into existence in 1976 through the merger of Directorate of Shipping and the Controller of Shipping. It is responsible for the regulation of maritime activity in Bangladesh.[4][5] The department is responsible for safety of inland navigation and issuing registration and annual fitness certificates of the vessels.[6][7] International Maritime Organization has scrutinized the role of the Department of Shipping over fake competency certificate issued to ships.[8]

Captain AKM Shafiqullah tried to remain in the post of Director General through a verdict of the High Court Division in 2009 and preventing Rear Admiral Bazlur Rahman from taking charge.[9] He had faced criticism for allowing a ship blacklisted by greenpeace to enter Bangladesh for dismantling disobeying instructions from the Prime Minister's Office.[9]

The Department in 2016 blamed lack of flag protection and high interest rate for the dwindling number of Bangladeshi flag carry ships.[10]

List of director generals

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List of Ex-Director Generals
Sl. No.NamePeriod FromPeriod TillReference
1Captain M. Shafi1 August 19767 September 1977[11]
2Captain Q. A. B. M. Rahman8 September 197715 July 1978[11]
3M. Rawshan Ali (Acting)16 July 197824 October 1978[11]
4Captain Sufi Md. Ashraful Islam (Acting)25 October 197825 July 1979[11]
5Abdur Rab (Acting)26 July 197926 August 1979[11]
6Captain Sufi Md. Ashraful Islam (Acting)27 August 197929 November 1979[11]
7Captain M. Rahman30 November 197914 September 1980[11]
8Captain M. Shafi15 September 198023 May 1983[11]
9Captain Sufi Md. Ashraful Islam (Acting)24 May 198315 January 1984[11]
10Md. Jalal Uddin Ahmed (Acting)16 January 198423 May 1984[11]
11Tarek Aneesh Ahmed24 May 198413 September 1986[11]
12Air Commodore Moin-ul-Islam14 September 198615 August 1987[11]
13Abdun Noor (Acting)16 August 198713 September 1987[11]
14Captain Sufi Md. Ashraful Islam14 September 198713 September 1990[11]
15Fazlur Rahman Chowdhury (Acting)14 September 19909 March 1991[11]
16Moha: Mazharul Haque (Acting)10 March 199122 February 1992[11]
17A. M. Khan Chowdhury23 February 19923 November 1992[11]
18Md. Akhtar Kamal (Contractual)4 November 19923 November 1994[11]
19Abdul Malek8 November 199428 April 1998[11]
20Captain M. Azizul Haque29 April 199831 December 1998[11]
21Abdul Malek3 January 199929 November 2001[11]
22Captain A. K. M. Ahsanul Azim3 December 200114 January 2002[11]
23Abdul Malek (Contractual)15 January 20026 July 2002[11]
24Captain A. K. M. Ahsanul Azim7 July 200231 July 2002[11]
25Commodore M Ghulam Rabbani1 August 200223 April 2003[11]
26Captain A. K. M. Ahsanul Azim23 April 200323 November 2004[11]
27Captain A. K. M. Shafiqullah24 November 200431 March 2009[11]
28Rear Admiral Bazlur Rahman1 April 200931 March 2011[11]
29Commodore Jobair Ahmad1 April 201124 December 2013[11]
30Commodore Md Zakiur Rahman Bhuiyan24 December 201317 January 2017[11]
31Commodore Syed Ariful Islam17 January 201713 August 2020[11]
32Commodore Abu Zafar Md. Jalal Uddin13 August 202026 July 2022[11]
33Commodore Md. Nizamul Haque26 July 202222 May 2023[11]
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