Bangladesh University of Professionals Journal BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF PROFESSIONALS JOURNAL
Article Info: BUP JOURNAL, Volume - 7, Issue - 2, December - 2019, Volume - 7, Issue - 2, Article #2
Publish Date: December 1, 2019
Authors(S): 1. A M M M Aurangzeb Chowdhury
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Keywords: Coast guard, Recruitment, Specialized, Personnel, Capacity, Skills, Seafarers, Maritime
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Abstract

The creation of Bangladesh Coast Guard happened with the assurance of Bangladesh Navy to provide necessary manpower. As easy as it
sounded initially, the task became increasingly difficult and impracticable for both the forces. While Bangladesh Navy itself suffers
from the shortage of manpower, Bangladesh Coast Guard’s mandates rose multiple times, especially with the delimitation of maritime
boundary necessitating increase of personnel. Besides, Bangladesh Coast Guard’s specialized tasks entail specialized manpower which does
not come under the present ambit of Bangladesh Navy’s training scheme. Bangladesh Coast Guard therefore receives much lesser than
necessary people, who are also required to return to Bangladesh Navy after a certain period of duty. The short and uncertain tenure of
people is creating further problems like lack of continuity, lack of belongingness and consequently inability to retain specialized
knowledge. The study aims to assess the requirement of own manpower of Bangladesh Coast Guard through recruitment. This is a secondary
research where content analysis has been the mainstay of the study. Bangladesh Coast Guard is now compelled to look for solutions
through induction of its own manpower, where the experience of coast guards with rich background like the US, Indian or Japanese can be
of some reference. This way, Bangladesh Coast Guard is expected not only to release Bangladesh Navy from the obligation of providing its
manpower, but also to develop this very strategic asset in an optimum way, so as to meet the evolving challenges in maritime environment
in the future days to come.