Chinese companies help rejuvenate major seaport in Bangladesh

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Chinese companies help rejuvenate major seaport in Bangladesh

STORY: Chinese companies help rejuvenate major seaport in Bangladesh DATELINE: April 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of the seaportvarious of dredging vesselsSOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): ABU SUFYAN, Project coordinatorSOUNDBITE 2 (English): LI HUISHENG, Project managerSOUNDBITE 3 (English): REAR ADMIRAL M MUSA, Chairman of Mongla port authority STORYLINE: Despite COVID-19, Chinese and Bangladeshi technicians are working hard to help rejuvenate Mongla, Bangladesh's second largest seaport. Due to increasing congestion in Bangladesh's largest Chattogram seaport, many international shipping firms have turned to Mongla as an alternative. Also, Mongla is set to emerge as an attractive gateway because of the construction of the country's largest Padma Bridge and Padma Rail Link. The two major projects in Bangladesh are expected to connect the port to the national capital Dhaka. But the port is currently underutilized due to the navigability problem of its key Pashu

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