Shipping Ministry
90pc river banks freed from illegal occupation: State Minister
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said 90 percent river banks along the Dhaka city and its adjacent areas have been freed from illegal encroachment.
Buriganga launch capsize will be murder case if allegation proven: Khalid
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said that if deaths in Buriganga launch capsize is proven as murder, then the case filed over negligence will be considered as a murder one.
DUJ launches ambulance service for its members
The Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) on Saturday launched round-the-clock ambulance service for its members amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Make sure relief reaches everyone on list of recipients: Shipping Minister
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday asked people involved in the various relief efforts to remain careful so that no name on the prepared list of recipients is left out in the end.
River-grabbers gone into hiding: Khalid Mahmud
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday said those who grabbed rivers are now in hiding as the drives continue against illegal grabbers to save the rivers.
Complete work on river demarcation pillars in time: Khalid Mahmud
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday directed for completing the work on demarcation pillars, walkways, embankment protection dams and jetties along the Buriganga, Turag, Shitalakkha and Balu rivers in time.
Mohammad Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury new shipping secretary
Mohammad Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury, additional secretary to Public Administration Ministry, has been made secretary to Shipping Ministry.
Religious establishments built along rivers to be relocated: Khalid
The government will take a project to relocate religious and educational establishments built within the boundaries of rivers in and around Dhaka, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Wednesday.
BIWTA removing garbage from Turag River
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) started cleaning the Turag River on Friday morning to save the water body.
Call for ensuring transparency in river dredging work
Green activists on Monday urged the Shipping Ministry to stop alleged irregularities and corruption in the river-dredging project and ensure transparency in the work.