BIWTA

Still a perilous sea channel for Ctg ships
Transport

Still a perilous sea channel for Ctg ships

Illegal bulkheads have been cited as a major cause for accidents in the channel

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Shimulia-Banglabazar ferry services suspended for stormy weather

BIWTA observes World Hydrography Day  
Bangladesh

BIWTA observes World Hydrography Day  

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Launch operation resumes

BIWTA
Bangladesh

BIWTA introduces hotline

New river port at Gazaria despite 3 existing ports nearby?
Infrastructure

New river port at Gazaria despite 3 existing ports nearby?

Pitch-black water from factories running through a canal in Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital, and draining into the Buriganga River. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Bangladesh

Dhaka riversides going to get gorgeous

Ferry service resumes after 20 years on Aricha-Kazirhat route
Bangladesh

Ferry service resumes after 20 years on Aricha-Kazirhat route

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Khalid inaugurates new jetty in Sandwip

Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

BIWTA evicts Haji Salim's illegal petrol pump, over 260 establishments

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Bangladesh at risk without proper river management: State Minister for Shipping

Dredging helps increase the depth of rivers but the riverbeds get strewn with silt again the next monsoon. A dredging site at a char in Padma River. Photo: Mumit M
Infrastructure

10,000 kilometres dredging project inaugurated

A ship is being built at a yard in Barishal. Shipyards in the region are capable of making ships for the international market. TBS Photo
Industry

Barishal shipyards capable of building vessels for international market