Govt will develop BUET labs for testing shipbuilding
Monday, 13 December 2010
FE Report
The government will develop Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) laboratories in a bid to set up testing laboratories of international standard for shipbuilding industries, commerce minister Faruk Khan said Sunday.
The commerce minister said the government will take necessary steps to develop these laboratories and he urged the BUET authority to send their proposal.
He said this while addressing at the concluding session of Marine technology (Martech 2010) organised by Department of Naval and Architecture and Marine Engineering at the BUET council building.
Local and foreign researchers, scientists and engineers participated in the three-day international conference.
Faruk Khan said, "This year the export earning target is US$18.5 billion but we are expecting $20 billion. Shipbuilding industries will play a crucial role in this connection and it will be one of the major sectors in near future."
The minister handed over crests and gifts to Ananda Shipyard, Western Marine and Khulna Shipyard that have acquired first, second and third positions respectively in the exhibition.
Martech 2010 celebrating committee chairman Gazi Mohammad Khalil presided over the concluding session while BUET Vice Chancellor SM Nazrul Islam, pro-Vice Chancellor M Habibur Rahman and Prof Md Sadiqul Bari spoke in the session.
The government will develop Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) laboratories in a bid to set up testing laboratories of international standard for shipbuilding industries, commerce minister Faruk Khan said Sunday.
The commerce minister said the government will take necessary steps to develop these laboratories and he urged the BUET authority to send their proposal.
He said this while addressing at the concluding session of Marine technology (Martech 2010) organised by Department of Naval and Architecture and Marine Engineering at the BUET council building.
Local and foreign researchers, scientists and engineers participated in the three-day international conference.
Faruk Khan said, "This year the export earning target is US$18.5 billion but we are expecting $20 billion. Shipbuilding industries will play a crucial role in this connection and it will be one of the major sectors in near future."
The minister handed over crests and gifts to Ananda Shipyard, Western Marine and Khulna Shipyard that have acquired first, second and third positions respectively in the exhibition.
Martech 2010 celebrating committee chairman Gazi Mohammad Khalil presided over the concluding session while BUET Vice Chancellor SM Nazrul Islam, pro-Vice Chancellor M Habibur Rahman and Prof Md Sadiqul Bari spoke in the session.