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BIWTC honours two master officers on Seafarers’ Day

BIWTC honours two master officers on Seafarers’ Day

Representational image. Photo: TBS

Ferry services resume after suspension due to storm: BIWTC

A man walks by the long lines of trucks and other vehicles as two primary ferries went out of order due to mechanical faults at the Narsinghpur Ferry Terminal recently. Photo: TBS

Ferry breakdown on Shariatpur-Chandpur route leaves 400 vehicles stranded

Lighter vessels, used for import and export, lay idle in the Bay of Bengal during Eid holidays. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

DG Shipping launches software to digitise inland, coastal vessel management

Shipping Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain paid an inspection visit to the Three Angle Shipyard in Gazaria today (4 August). Photo: Collected

BIWTC set to receive 18 new vessels from September: Adviser Sakhawat

All vessels to be made smoke-free: BIWTC

All vessels to be made smoke-free: BIWTC

Representational image. Photo: Collected

BIWTC launches control room for smooth Eid journey

File Photo/TBS

Low navigability halts ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat route

BRTA, BIWTC get new chairmen

BRTA, BIWTC get new chairmen

Two paddle steamers (orange coloured) and two new steamers are docked at Badamtoli Rocket Ghat on the bank of the River Buriganga in Old Dhaka. File Photo: Mumit M/TBS

BIWTC to operate special steamer service during Eid

BIWTC explores new avenues to stay afloat as income sinks 70%

BIWTC explores new avenues to stay afloat as income sinks 70%

Despite Bangladesh having about 24,000 km of waterways, only a few hundred kilometres are covered by commercial launch services. Photo: Saad Abdullah

Inland water transport suspended indefinitely as Cyclone Sitrang approaches

A model of the cruise ship to be launched by the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation for the first time in the country. The cruise liners, which will run in coastal belts and on the Chattogram-Kolkata route, are expected to boost coastal and regional tourism. PHOTO: COURTESY

BIWTC to launch 3 cruise ships to boost coastal, regional tourism