City Desk :
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury called upon all concerned to make united efforts to ensure safe and cheap waterways for people.
He said this on Thursday while addressing a virtual discussion marking the World Maritime Day 2020 at Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Bhaban
in city’s Motijheel.
Department of Shipping and BIWTA arranged the discussion with the global title of the day ‘Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet’.
Department of Shipping Director General Commodore A Z M Jalal Uddin chaired the meeting, while Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Shipping Major (Retd) Rafiqul Islam, Bir Uttam, spoke it virtually.
Shipping Secretary Mohammed Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury and BIWTA Chairman Commodore Golam Sadeq also addressed it. The state minister said if the waterways can be made more popular, comfortable and cheaper, it will become as an alternative to road communication.
He urged the regulatory agency for proper application of laws to maintain discipline in waterways.
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury called upon all concerned to make united efforts to ensure safe and cheap waterways for people.
He said this on Thursday while addressing a virtual discussion marking the World Maritime Day 2020 at Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Bhaban
in city’s Motijheel.
Department of Shipping and BIWTA arranged the discussion with the global title of the day ‘Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet’.
Department of Shipping Director General Commodore A Z M Jalal Uddin chaired the meeting, while Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Shipping Major (Retd) Rafiqul Islam, Bir Uttam, spoke it virtually.
Shipping Secretary Mohammed Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury and BIWTA Chairman Commodore Golam Sadeq also addressed it. The state minister said if the waterways can be made more popular, comfortable and cheaper, it will become as an alternative to road communication.
He urged the regulatory agency for proper application of laws to maintain discipline in waterways.
