Bangladesh Maritime University

This is a strong achievement for Bangladesh Maritime University and the participating institutions. The competition brought together 42 teams from 33 universities, with Notre Dame University taking the championship and the University of Rajshahi finishing as runner-up.

The individual awards are also notable:

•  Champion: Team M-2634, Notre Dame University

  • Team Coach: Sanjida Haider Suha

  • Maharun Islam Payel

  • Nusrat Jahan Toha

  • Raiyan Shikder

•  Best Oralist: Shams Abiruzzaman Shium — Team 2604, Leading University

•  Judge Md. Wahidul Islam Best Memorial Award: Team 2622, Bangladesh University of Professionals

The presence of senior members of the judiciary and the legal profession, including Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi and Additional Attorney General Barrister Aneeq R. Haque, further underscores the competition's professional significance.

Overall, the BMU-BSIL 1st National Maritime Moot Court Competition-2026 appears to be an important step toward strengthening practical advocacy, legal research, memorial writing, and courtroom skills among Bangladeshi law students—particularly in the emerging field of maritime law.