The Executive Committee Meeting and Annual General Meeting of Bangladesh Institute of Maritime Research and Development (BIMRAD) held on 15 January 2019 at the Aries of Naval Headquarters. The ECM and AGM were presided over by the Honorable Chief of Naval Staff and Chief Patron of BIMRAD Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed, NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc, BN. The Director General of BIMRAD presented the activities and budget of 2018 and expressed future plan of BIMRAD with expected annual budget for the year 2019. The Research Director including all the members of EC and most of the members of General body were present at the respective meeting. The BIMRAD operational policy, recruitment policy and publication policy had been approved by the both EC and General body at the ECM and AGM.