A farewell reception ceremony was held for AKM Shafiqul Alam Rubel, Senior Scientific Officer of the Brackish Water Centre at Paikgachha, Khulna, Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, on his transfer. The farewell reception ceremony was organized at the centre’s auditorium on Sunday afternoon, September 27.

The event was chaired by Dr. Azhar Ali, Chief Scientific Officer and Head of the Brackish Water Center, and moderated by Scientific Officer Masudur Rahman. The event was attended by the special guests including Dr. Debashish Mondal, Senior Scientific Officer of the Center, Dr. Golam Sazed Riar,

Nur-e-Roshan, Golam Mostafa and Scientific Officer Falguni Biswas. The speakers were Accountant Shahinur Rahman, Field Assistant Abdul Matin, Masudur Rahman, Sukesh Biswas, Caretaker Hashem Ali, Kamrul Islam, Maulana Raisul Islam, Abdul Aziz and Ahsan Habib. All other officers and employees of the center were present at the event. The outgoing Senior Scientific Officer AKM Shafiqul Alam Rubel was presented with a crest as a memento of honor. It is worth noting that AKM Shafiqul Alam Rubel had been working at the Brackish Water Center since 2016. He has been transferred to the Mymensingh Freshwater Center of the institute. At the event, Center Head Dr. Azhar Ali said that Senior Scientific Officer AKM Shafiqul Alam Rubel had been working at the center for more than 10 years. He has contributed a lot to the research activities of the center. He expressed hope that the experience here will make the work at the next workplace easier and richer. At the same time, he wished the outgoing scientist success in his working life.