On December 26, 2022, the Faculty of Engineering, American International University – Bangladesh (AIUB) organized a visit to the Bangladesh Naval Academy (BNA). BNA is situated at the mouth of the Karnaphuli River at Patenga, Chittagong District, Bangladesh. It is a reputed military institution for naval training in Southeast Asia and performs the task of developing commissioned officers to lead the future Bangladesh Navy. 14 teachers from AIUB along with 37 students from Department of EEE and IPE participated in this visit. The team from AIUB reached BNA at 4:00 PM and stayed there for approximately 2 and half hours.
Upon the team’s arrival, they were warmly received by Cdre Jahangir Adil Samdany, (TAS), NGP, ndc, psc, BN, and lead to the auditorium by the Training Coordinating Officer (TCO). Next, an officer provided a presentation explaining the history, institutional structure, training curriculum, semester-wise description of basic cadet training, graduation requirements and available opportunities upon graduating from the academy. He explained how all cadets of the Bangladesh Navy undergo 10 weeks of joint services training in Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) alongside the Army and Air Force cadets. Next, they continue for another 15 months training at BNA, which is followed by 6 months of sea training. Upon graduation, cadets are commissioned in Bangladesh Navy as Sub Lieutenant after 3 years of training and receive a Bachelor of Science Degree (BSc). The presentation was followed by a brief question answer session and a trip to the BNA library.
Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman (Pro Vice-Chancellor, AIUB) expressed thanks to the authority of the academy for their tremendous support and offered a token of appreciation to Cdre Jahangir Adil Samdany. Lastly, the visiting team took a group photo in front of the BNA BANGABANDHU complex with all the participants from AIUB and enjoyed a walk watching the sunset at the West Point of BNA.
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