Large shipyard to be built in Barguna

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Khulna (South) Correspondent :
Managing Director of Khulna Shipyard (KSY) Ltd Commodore Anisur Rahman Molla recently said that a large shipyard would be built on 162 acres of land at Taltoli area of Barguna district as per directions of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and members of the Directory Board of Bangladesh Navy.
Besides, Khulna Shipyard Ltd has taken 43 acres of lands in Joymonirghole area of Mongla Port, he added.
Commodore Anisur Rahman further said, the consents of the Board and the Ministry of Industries were also taken and required papers were submitted to the office of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Barguna in respect of purchasing 162 acres of lands at Taltoli area in Barguna.
“The required fund (Around Tk 22 to 23 crore) has arranged in the mean time”, said KSY Managing Director. He said adding that eco-friendly Industries would be built in Taltoli area of Barguna district.
Commodore Anisur Rahman Molla again said, Khulna Shipyard was indebted of Taka around 100 crore while it was handed over to them in 1999, but after taking charges by them (Members of Bangladesh Navy), this organization started to see the face of profit within 3 years. Two LPCs and two Tugboats were also built in the mean time.
It is mentionable in this connection that Khulna Shipyard (KSY) Limited has survived the Industry sector of Industry-sick city Khulna which has been supervising by Bangladesh Navy.
KSY sources said, Khulna Shipyard Limited is a ship building and repairing organization which was established beside the river Rupsha at Labonchara area in Khulna city in 1954 which started formally on November 23 in 1957. Since then this organization has been building and repairing ships. As this organization incurred huge loss, it was handed over to Bangladesh Navy on October 3 in 1999. Thereafter, this organization saw the face of profit. After giving taxes of Taka around 50 crore, this organization achieved profit of Taka around 50 crore, sources added.
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