Bangladesh Shipping Corporation

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation is a state-owned, autonomous corporation in Bangladesh. It owns a number of ships and oil tankers, and also charters sea-going vessels from other operators. The vessels are used to carry ready-made garments and other export items, and also to import crude oil from Saudi Arabia & UAE.

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation headquarter
Formation1972
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Managing Director
Commodore Suman Mahmud Sabbir
WebsiteBangladesh Shipping Corporation

History

The Shipping corporation was founded on 5 February 1972, under presidential order number 10, right after the independence of Bangladesh.[1][2] It purchased its first ship in 1974. The ship was named Banglar Doot (Ambassador of Bengal). As of 2001, the corporation owned 13 ships, two of which are oil tankers.[1]

Headquarters

The main headquarters is in the port city of Chittagong.[1] There are branch offices in both Dhaka and Khulna. Although it is a semi-autonomous body, the minister of shipping of the Government of Bangladesh acts as the chairman of the corporation.[1] The corporation also run its own modern marine workshop in Chittagong.

References
  1. Hossain, Khandakar Akhter (2012). "Bangladesh Shipping Corporation". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. History of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation Archived 28 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine.


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