A meeting of the Chattogram Port Security Advisory Committee was held on 21 September. Rear Admiral M Shahjahan, chairman of the port authority, presided in the meeting. Committee members including representatives of Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Coast Guard, Police, RAB, Department of Shipping, Chattogram Customs House, Shipping Agents Association and C&F Association took part in it.
At the beginning of the meeting, the director of the security department, Lt. Colonel Mostafa Arifur Rahman Khan, gave details about the ongoing activities of the authority to ensure maximum security in Chattogram port. A report of the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP), which deals with organised crime in the sea and port areas, has mentioned the outer anchorage of Chattogram port as a safe sea area for the movement and anchoring of ships. For this reason, chairman of Chattogram Port Authority thanked all the concerned organisations who played a role in making this happen.
Port Authority member (Administration and Planning) Md. Zafar Alam, member (Engineering) Commodore M Neamul Hasan, member (Harbour and Marine) Commodore Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman, Director (Traffic) Enamul Karim, Deputy Director (Security) Major Md. Wahidul Haque, S.M. Masudul Islam, and Terminal Manager Qudrat-e-Khuda Millat were present at the meeting.
