A two-week regional training program on industrial safety has begun at the Chattogram Port Training Center, aiming to modernize and upgrade the port’s safety systems to international standards. The program, titled “Regional Training Course on Industrial Safety,” was inaugurated on Monday as part of a joint initiative by the Chattogram Port Authority and the EU-funded Global Ports Safety Project. Twenty officials from France, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh are participating.

Commodore Ahmed Amin Abdullah, Member (Harbour and Marine) of the Chattogram Port Authority, attended the opening ceremony as chief guest, while French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Séré-Charpente served as special guest and keynote speaker. Abdullah emphasized the importance of such training for improving safety at seaports, and the ambassador noted that the program would strengthen participants’ ability to identify and manage industrial risks.

The training, supervised by international industrial safety expert Olivier Salvi, includes hands-on sessions on safety management for high-risk facilities such as container terminals, hydrocarbon depots, oil and gas installations, and chemical storage sites.