Bangladesh Maritime University

Research Activities (Fiscal Year: 2023-2024)

• Matarbari Port: Unlocking Geographical Advantage as a Regional Trade Hub
• Decontamination and Detoxification of heavy metals (Cadmium, Chromium, Lead and Mercury etc.) released from the shipbreaking and recycling industries (SBRI) of Bangladesh by Phytoremediation: A Promising sustainable environmental technology.
• Investigating xenoglossophobia and its associated factors among the students of BSMRMU and its affiliated institutes
• Studies of seafood micro`biome and its public health aspects
• Prediction of ship design particulars to reduce CO2 emission by Advanced Machine Learning Techniques
• Assessment and Mapping of Index-based Coastal Soil Salinity using Remote Sensing and In-situ-Data: A Case of Southwestern Coastal Part of Chattogram
• Assessing the influence of sediment composition on bio-chemical properties of water along the southeastern Bay of Bengal with Mathematical tools
• Impacts of Environmental Change on Pollution Status in Soil and Seawater of South Central Coast of Bangladesh
• Examining the Role of Management Awareness and Commitment in the Preparedness of Shipping Companies for Net Zero Emissions (COP26)
• Dry port development in Bangladesh: Motivations, challenges and opportunities
• Assessing the Efficacy of Existing Legal Frameworks in Mitigating Marine Environmental Pollution: A Special Emphasis on the Bay of Bengal Region
• Copyright and patent in the era of Artificial Intelligence: In quest for a regulation to balance human intellect with AK generated works relating to copyright and patent.
• “Exploring Generational Differences: A Comparative Analysis of Job Satisfaction among Seafarers from Generation X, Y and Z”.
• Exploring Sustainable Coastal Cage Culture of Commercially Important Fish Species in the Coast of Bangladesh (03 years duration) 1st year activities completed

• Prospects of implementing MSP for developing Blue Economy in Bangladesh - A pilot study. (03 years duration) 1st year activities completed

• Study on Marine Renewable Energy Potential and its integration to Mariculture at the Coast of Bangladesh. (03 years duration) 1st year activities completed
• Trajectories towards Differential Adaptation to Sea Level Rise for the Coastal Community of Bangladesh
• Exploring the factors affecting  Global University Rankings with a road map for performance improvement for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh
• Optimizing Maritime Graduate Education through Laboratory Integration: A Cross Cultural Analysis of Business Viability and Return on Investment
• Charting New Waters: Advancing Capacity Building in Designing and Constructing Indigenous Oceanographic Research Vessels - A Case Study of BSMRMU's ORV Initiative
• Fabrication and Mechanical Characterization of Areca Nut Leaf Sheath Fiber Reinforced Elastomer Composite for Marine Application

Research Activities (Fiscal Year: 2022-2023)

• Surface and Subsurface Geo-environmental Assessment of the Cox’s Bazar Coastal belt of Bangladesh.
• Numerical Investigation of the Decay of Solution to a Water Wave Model with Nonlocal Viscous Term.
• Environmental Impact Assessment and Ecotoxicology Studies of Andarmanik River: Future Economic Hub of Southern Region.
• Investigating the Accidents in Coastal and Inland Waterways of Bangladesh.
• A Competitive Analysis of the Ship Recycling Industry Under the New Regulatory Framework of Hong Kong Convention.
• Sustainability Assessment of the Water Resources and Ecosystem of Offshore Islands (Monpura and Hatiya) of the Meghna Estuary: An Eco-Hydrological Approach.
• An international collaborative research project: Institutional Annual Research Initiative and QS University Ranking roadmap.
• Thesis Report Writing Technique A-Z
• Gender in Maritime Sector: The Unsung Tales of Women Seafarers.
• Role and Contribution of Chittagong Port to the Economy of Bangladesh.
• Blended Learning and Digital Divide: The Voice of BSMRMU and other Public University Students.
• Impact of Coastal Tourism on the Biota of South West Bangladesh.
• Sustainable use of Natural Resources of Tanguar Hoar: Can Community-based Tourism be a Solution?
• Sustainability of a Sustainability Indicator System: An Empirical Study on an Indigenous Community-operated Sustainable Tourism Indicator System at Boga Lake, Bangladesh
• Collaborative Multimodal Transport Network for Sustainable Maritime Logistics Operation in Bangladesh.
• Groundwater Resource Assessment and Determination of its Sustainability in the South central Offshore Region of Bangladesh.
• An Investigation on Current Financial and Cost Accounting Practices of Shipbuilding Industry of Bangladesh.
• Climate Change impact of Maritime Region on Environmental Economics Envisaging Blue Carbon Sequestration: A Remote Sensing Approach.

Research Activities (Fiscal Year: 2021-2022)

• Suspended and dead load of sediment transport in Rabnabad channel flowing towards BoB and their impact on clement cycling.
• Analysis of natural and anthropogenic threats to sustainable management of Nijhum Dwip Marine Protected Area.
• Pollution analysis in the aquatic system in seawater and sediments of ship breaking and mangrove areas of Bay of Bengal.
• Impact of Deep Seaport and shipbuilding over the reduction of extreme poverty rate in Bangladesh.
• MSP prospect: Prospect of maritime spatial planning for Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100.
• Sustainable and Integrated Management of Inland Water Transport (IWT): Towards a National Policy of Bangladesh.
• Research Project on Study of Alternative Options for a Suitable Oceanographic Research Vessel (ORV) for BSMRMU.
• DNA Barcoding of Marine Sponges and Sea Weeds (isolated from Bay of Bengal) for biodiversity assessment and Isolation of Bioactive Compounds to Evaluate their pharmacological effects in vitro and in vivo.
• Challenges and Strategies to Address the IMO Sulphur Cap 2020: Perspective from Bangladeshi Ship Owners.
• Isolation and characterization of locally available marine Algae to promote food supplements in Bangladesh.
• Developing a Transport Mode Choice Model for Matarbari Freight Transportation.
• From education to the world of work of BSMRMU graduates: Exploring the expectations of potential employers and the required roles of BSMRMU.
• Compliance of Labour Law in Shipbreaking Industry of Bangladesh: HRM Perspective.
• A Preliminary Study to Develop a Phased Approach for Maritime Tourism Development in Bangladesh.
• Research Project on Study of Alternative Options for a Suitable Oceanographic Research Vessel (ORV) for BSMRMU.
• Sustainable and Safe Ship Recycling in Bangladesh.