BIWTC to get 3 ferries by Sept
Three world class utility ferries worth Tk 22.5 crore would be added to the existing fleet of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) by September this year.
Khan Brothers Shipbuilding Ltd (KBSBL), one of the leading shipbuilders, will build the ferries for BIWTC, a source in the company said yesterday.
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan will attend the keel laying ceremony at company's shipyard on the bank of the Meghna in Munshiganj tomorrow.
"We are delighted to build world class utility type ferries for the government" Tofayel Kabir Khan, managing director of the KBSBL, told the news agency.
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