Chattogram Bureau :
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Shipping Ministry yesterday recommended providing loan or financial assistance to the shipbuilding sector.
The parliamentary watchdog came up with the recommendation at its 57th meeting held at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with committee chairman major (retd) Rafiqul Islam in the chair, a handout said.
The meeting discussed the progress of the Overflow Container Terminal in Chattogram Port, the Delivery Yard of the Bay Terminal, Patenga Container Terminal, Laldia Multipurpose Terminal, Bay Terminal Phase-1 and Matarbari Port projects.
It also discussed the activities and problems of the Payra Port, Chittagong Port and Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) in detail.
