BIWTC’s cheap fuel oil transportation: Shipping one tonne of oil for just 1 taka

State-run Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) has contracted with a private company to transport fuel oil at a cost of Tk 1 per tonne. Concerns have increased regarding how oil will be transported at such a low price. It is suspected that low-cost contracts for fuel transportation may have led to fuel leakage. The […]

River Police to ensure security on waterways during Eid

He expressed hope that an accident-free and safe Eid Yatra would be possible if all, including public and private organizations related to boats and waterways, service-seekers and naval police, work together. Apart from this, he also gave some instructions including preventing carrying extra passengers in launches, preventing carrying passengers in small and faulty launches, provision […]

More launches upon 3 routes from Dhaka

Aiming to palliate passengers’ sufferings, a shipping method yesterday took organisation preference to finish revolution complement in handling launches upon 3 vital water routes from Dhaka to southern districts. The method educated launch owners to work a sum of 10 launches upon Dhaka-Barisal route, 6 upon Dhaka-Patuakhali lanches as great as 6 upon Dhaka-Bhola lanches […]