BSS-43 Maritime transport expanding gradually: Khalid

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Maritime transport expanding gradually: Khalid

DHAKA, APRIL 3, 2019 (BSS) – State minister of shipping Khalid Mahmud
Chowdhury today said the launching of new cruise service on Dhaka-Kolkata
rout has proved that the popularity of communication on waterways is
gradually expanding day by day.

“The incumbent government has achieved a great success in naval
transportation in the past 10 years. In continuance to that, the arena of
this transportation is getting wider gradually”, he said while launching the
new luxurious ship ‘M V Manami’ on the Dhaka-Barishal-Dhaka route at
Sadarghat launch terminal here today, said a press release.

M V Manami is the name of the leading vessel in Bangladesh that brings
comfort, safety and luxury with offer of modern facilities and technology.

It is the first passenger vessel in the country with double bottom
engineering for additional safety along with new technological instruments,
the release said.

Chairman of Salam Shipping Lines Limited Md Abdus Salam presided over
the programme.

BIWTA Chairman Commodore M Mahbub ul Islam and Additional Shipping
Secretary Bhola Nath Dey, among others, spoke on the occasion, the release
added.

BSS/PR/RQ/RY/20:21 hrs