First batch of female marine cadets selected for sea training
For the first time in the country, thirteen female marine cadets got appointments to serve a year-long sea training in five ships of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC).
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan formally handed over the appointment letters to two of the 13 cadets at a brief ceremony on Banglar Shikha, anchored at a jetty of Chittagong Port yesterday.
BSC will hand over appointment letters to the remaining 11 cadets gradually for their training in the four other ships, said Commodore Moqsumul Quader, managing director at BSC.
The minister remarked how far women have come, as before people would stare at women who drove cars.
The 13 cadets were the first females to complete two-year long study from Bangladesh Marine Academy, said Commodore Moqsumul, adding that now they need to complete the sea training to acquire academic certificates that are required for eligibility in applying for professional certificates.
Beauty Akter, a deck cadet who was appointed for training on Banglar Shikha, told The Daily Star that she was now very close to achieving her dream of being a professional marine.
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