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Pages in category "Water transport in Bangladesh" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
It was established for overall control, management, and development of inland water transports in the entire region. This agency was introduced on October 31, 1958, with the ordinance called the East Pakistan Inland water Transport Authority Ordinance 1958 (E.P. Ordinance, NO LXXV of 1958).
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (abbr. BIWTC, Bengali: বাংলাদেশ অভ্যন্তরীণ নৌ-পরিবহন কর্পোরেশন), [1] is a government-owned company that owns and operates inland vessels and ports in Bangladesh, headquartered in Dhaka. [2] [3] Ro-ro ferry Shah Ali on the ...
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority: Type of harbour: River port: Land area: 143 acres: Port of Khulna is a river port located on the west bank of Bhairab ...
Bangladesh Bank: Financials Banks Dhaka: 1971 State bank S A Bangladesh Betar: Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Dhaka: 1939 state-owned radio broadcaster S A Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory: Industrials Defense Gazipur City: 1979 Defense vehicles S A Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation: Oil & gas Exploration & production Dhaka: 1976
Water transportation is a vital means of communication in Bangladesh, a floodplain with approximately 405 rivers [1] and numerous oxbow lakes (locally known as haor). Traditional country boats remain popular for providing low-cost, convenient transport across this extensive inland waterway network. Approximately 150 types of boats still ...
The port has services to most of the districts of Bangladesh. In 2013, a container terminal opened 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the city to handle ocean-going ships. Along with Barisal, Chandpur and Narayanganj , the Dhaka port handled 53 million tonnes of cargo and 22 million passengers in 2013–14.
Bangladesh is a riverine country located in South Asia with a coastline of 580 km (360 mi) on the northern littoral of the Bay of Bengal. The delta plain of the Ganges (Padma), Brahmaputra (Jamuna), and Meghna Rivers and their tributaries occupy 79 percent of the country.