Waterways

Despite Bangladesh having about 24,000 km of waterways, only a few hundred kilometres are covered by commercial launch services. Photo: Saad Abdullah
Panorama

Utilising waterways: When common home-goers show the way

This Eid, many holidaymakers hired boats to travel to their destinations in northern districts, essentially showing us the path to alternative transport routes 

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

About 8,480km of Bangladesh's waterways can be used for transportation: State Minister

Photo: Collected
Infrastructure

India-Bangladesh to build waterways over Brahmaputra River

Necessity of basin-wide management for water transit and trade
Supplement

Necessity of basin-wide management for water transit and trade

Bangladesh-India connectivity to help Tripura in trade, development 
South Asia

Bangladesh-India connectivity to help Tripura in trade, development 

Massive dredging promises to boost river channel, adds 2,300km of waterways
Transport

Massive dredging promises to boost river channel, adds 2,300km of waterways

Picture used on representational purpose. Photo: Collected
Transport

Launch workers in distress

Bridges obstructing waterway transports to be reconstructed: Minister
Transport

Bridges obstructing waterway transports to be reconstructed: Minister

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

‘Government working to excavate 10,000 kilometers of waterways’

Photo: UNB
Environment

Activists demand end to fly ash transports on the Sundarbans’ waterways

The Chattogram port authorities could not make the lighterage jetties at Sadarghat in the port city operational even in the last seven years. The jetties were constructed to unload imported goods from mother vessels in bulk carriers (open goods) at Outer Anchorage. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Bangladesh

Water transport workers to start indefinite strike at midnight 

A vast portion of people depend on launches as a means of waterways transportation in Bangladesh. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Popularise waterways: Experts to govt

Photo:The Indian Express
Bangladesh

Bangladesh-Tripura water route trial to be held in September