National Museum of Science and Technology director general Muhammad Munir Chowdhury said that modern technology was needed to stop marine pollution.
He said this in a seminar, organised on the development and potential of the blue economy in Bangladesh on Thursday in Dhaka.
鈥楳arine pollution is one of the obstacles in the way of the development of the blue economy. It is essential to apply modern technology to stop pollution from domestic and foreign ships plying in the vast ocean. If pollution cannot be stopped through technology-based surveillance including satellites, radars, the country鈥檚 dream of developing a blue economy will be hindered,鈥� Munir Chowdhury said.
He said that mobile courts, port authority, coast guard and navy had to carry out strict operations to ensure that the ships, plying in the maritime waters, did not cause oil pollution and in parallel the common people had to be made aware of the dangers and damage, caused by pollution.
All over the world, pollution from corporate enterprises, involved in plastic-polythene production, was destroying marine resources. In many countries, the implementation of the blue economy was uncertain due to the environmentally destructive activities of corporate power, he added.
鈥楴owadays, heavy metals are found in marine fish. The final destination of all urban waste is rivers and oceans. Therefore recycling policy should be strictly implemented for scientific disposal of waste,鈥� he suggested.
Teachers and students of various educational institutions, including Navy College, agricultural and technical universities, officials of Bangladesh Navy, BSTI, department of environment, and Bangladesh Betar participated in the seminar.
Science museum director Md Wahidul Islam, director of national planning and development academy Md Nuruzzaman and lieutenant commander of Bangladesh Institute of Maritime Research and Development Md Saiful Islam spoke, among others.