Shipping Ministry

New policy introduced for goods transport by lighter vessels

The Bangladesh Water Transport Coordination Cell will manage allocation and scheduling of lighter vessels

Boy’s Death on Ferry: Shipping ministry forms committee to probe it

The shipping ministry yesterday formed a probe committee to investigate the death of a critically injured boy on a ferry, which was kept waiting for three hours at Kathalbari terminal for a top government official on Thursday night.

'Pleasure' trip or what?

Just two weeks before going back to the navy, the Chittagong Port Authority chairman went on an eight-day official visit to South Africa and Morocco apparently to gather knowledge on how to improve the port's operation.

Shipping dept chief engineer suspended over bribe

Department of Shipping suspends its chief engineer AKM Fakhrul Islam, who was caught red-handed while taking bribe at his Motijheel office.

Congestion at Ctg Port / JS body blasts Shajahan Khan for 'inaction'

Members of the parliamentary standing committee on shipping ministry yesterday criticised Shajahan Khan for his ministry's “inaction”

Water transport workers call off indefinite strike

Water transport workers call off their countrywide indefinite strike after the owners agreed to fulfil their 15-point demand.

EC seeks halt on motorised vehicles during polls

The Election Commission seeks a 24-hour restriction on movement of all sorts of motorised vehicles from early hours of December 30 in municipal areas that go to polls on that day.

October 17, 2024
October 17, 2024

New policy introduced for goods transport by lighter vessels

The Bangladesh Water Transport Coordination Cell will manage allocation and scheduling of lighter vessels

July 30, 2019
July 30, 2019

Boy’s Death on Ferry: Shipping ministry forms committee to probe it

The shipping ministry yesterday formed a probe committee to investigate the death of a critically injured boy on a ferry, which was kept waiting for three hours at Kathalbari terminal for a top government official on Thursday night.

January 19, 2018
January 19, 2018

'Pleasure' trip or what?

Just two weeks before going back to the navy, the Chittagong Port Authority chairman went on an eight-day official visit to South Africa and Morocco apparently to gather knowledge on how to improve the port's operation.

August 2, 2017
August 2, 2017

Shipping dept chief engineer suspended over bribe

Department of Shipping suspends its chief engineer AKM Fakhrul Islam, who was caught red-handed while taking bribe at his Motijheel office.

July 21, 2017
July 21, 2017

JS body blasts Shajahan Khan for 'inaction'

Members of the parliamentary standing committee on shipping ministry yesterday criticised Shajahan Khan for his ministry's “inaction”

April 26, 2016
April 26, 2016

Water transport workers call off indefinite strike

Water transport workers call off their countrywide indefinite strike after the owners agreed to fulfil their 15-point demand.

December 22, 2015
December 22, 2015

EC seeks halt on motorised vehicles during polls

The Election Commission seeks a 24-hour restriction on movement of all sorts of motorised vehicles from early hours of December 30 in municipal areas that go to polls on that day.