Commodore Kazi Emdadul Haq (Retd.)

Commodore Kazi Emdadul Haq (Retd) BSP, ndu, psc. Founding Member, BIMRAD.

Retired Commodore and an electrical engineer. Had experience serving as Director in Prime Minister’s Office, National Parliament and Managing Director of a dockyard. A freelance writer on maritime affairs.

I’m a Commodore(retired) and an Electrical Engineer. I had gone through some challenging appointments like Managing Director of a Dockyard, Director-general in Prime Minister’s Office, Serjeant at arms at National Parliament, and lastly, the Director-general of a nonprofit research institution.

l I was able to make the dockyard a profitable industry from the loss incurred in previous years. Multiple projects are simultaneously run and managed successfully. Also, I had a responsibility to run the administration of the dockyard school.

l During my service in Prime Minister’s Office, I had the opportunity to work with all levels of people – civil administration, Nongovernment Organisations, general people, politicians, and so on. I presided over the district-level meetings for the smooth conduct of the programs.

l I was also the Chief Coordinator/project director of a gigantic project named “Lakho Konthe Sonar Bangla”. It was a one-time program where 254681 people sang the national anthem in an open field on 26 March 2014 to get the “Guinness Book of Records”. It was a successful program, and I went to the UK to receive the certificate and also later, I was decorated with a gallantry award.

l Bangladesh Naval Headquarters chose me as the first director-general of a nonprofit maritime research institution, Bangladesh Institution of Maritime Research and Development (BIMRAD), where I successfully completed the foundation, and then made the institution known to the world through my personal efforts. I have conducted numerous meetings, international webinars/seminars and also participated as a keynote speaker. My articles on maritime and international affairs are published in different newspapers, magazines, and web journals.

I’m retired yet ready to take on challenges in some new fields with a motive in contributing rather than gain.