State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said the government is working to dredge 10,000 kilometres of waterway aiming to restore originality of the rivers.
“The Shipping Ministry is dredging 10,000 kilometres of waterway and saving rivers,” he told a meeting with officials to welcome New Year-2020 at the conference room of the ministry here.
Shipping Secretary Md Abdus Samad, Director General of Shipping Department Commodore Syed Ariful Islam and chairman of Payra Port Authority Commodore M Jahangir Alam were present.
Khalid said activities of the ministry were on talks over the whole year. The capacity of Chattogram, Mongla and Payra ports has increased, he added.
He urged the officers and employees of the ministry to work sincerely to keep up their reputation.
