Bangladesh: Minister Khalid welcomes US support for inland waterways management

DHAKA, 03 August 2022, (TON): State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, MP, has expressed hope that the US investment and technology will improve waterways management of Bangladesh.

The State Minister said “this while speaking at a reception hosted in his honor at Bangabandhu Auditorium of Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC.”

He is leading a Bangladesh Waterways Management Reverse Trade Mission Team to the United States at the invitation of the US Trade and Development Agency.

Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury put emphasis on further expanding collaboration between Bangladesh and United States in the inland waterways and shipping sector, an eco-friendly and less expensive alternative suitable for a riverine country like Bangladesh .

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