Inner bar dredging of Mongla Port begins
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DHAKA, March 13, 2021 (BSS) – The inner bar dredging of Mongla Port began today aiming at increasing the port’s capacity to ensure smooth arrival of ships with a draft of 9.5 metres to 10 metres at the port jetty.
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury inaugurated the dredging project “Inner Bar Dredging of Mongla Port Channel” at Jaymonir Ghol in Mongla.
Khulna City Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleq, Deputy Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Habibun Nahar, Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Mohammad Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury, Chairman of Mongla Port Authority Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa and Project Director Sheikh Shawkat Ali were present at the inaugural function, among others.