Bangladesh: First shipment of goods for Bangabandhu Rail Bridge arrives at Mongla port

DHAKA, 07 August 2022, (TON): Officials said “the first shipment of goods for the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge construction work has arrived from Vietnam.”

Sheikh Fakar Uddin, Harbour Master of Mongla port told “the South Korean flag carrier, MV Woohyun Hope, carrying 2,356MT of machineries for the Railway Bridge, docked at the port’s jetty-7.”

The ship left Vietnam's Hai Phong port on July 25 for Bangladesh.

Harbour Master Sheikh Fakar said "unloading of goods from the ship will start tonight.”

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone of a 4.8km double-line dual-gauge Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge aimed at boosting rail communication between the capital and Western zones of the Railway.

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