Over 400 Bangladeshis visit China-constructed dredging project

STORY: Over 400 Bangladeshis visit China-constructed dredging project SHOOTING TIME: March 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:01 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Inner Bar Dredging of Mongla Port Channel project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AKM ANISUR RAHMAN, Member of Mongla Port Authority 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH, Student of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology 4. various of the Inner Bar Dredging of Mongla Port Channel project STORYLINE: Over 400 Bangladeshis have visited the Inner Bar Dredging of Mongla Port Channel project implemented by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in southwestern Khulna district. The participants, including Bangladeshi Mongla Port Authority officials, and students and teachers from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, learned about the operation of the dredging project, which aims to ensure smooth waterway access for commercial vessels. The Inner Bar Dredging of Mongla Port

Bangladesh braces for cyclone Sitran

STORY: Bangladesh braces for cyclone Sitrang DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of people in the flood in southwest Bagerhat district, Bangladesh 2. various of volunteers conducting awareness campaign in Mongla town area, Mongla seaport in Bagerhat district, Bangladesh 3. various of Bangladesh police conducting a warning campaign in Mongla city area, Mongla seaport in Bagerhat district, Bangladesh STORYLINE: Most parts of Bangladesh are witnessing gusty winds and heavy rains over cyclone Sitrang which is heading towards the South Asian country's vast coastline. Kh. Hafizur Rahman, a senior meteorologist, said weather forecasters were asked to hoist danger signal No. 6 for Chattogram and Cox's Bazar, a seaside city in southeastern Bangladesh, and signal No. 7 for Mongla seaport in southwest Bangladesh and Payra seaport in southern Bangladesh. The coastal districts of Satkhira, Khulna, Bagerhat, Jhalakathi, Pirojpur, Barguna, Patuakhali, B

BANGLADESH-MONGLA-SEAPORT-DREDGING

BANGLADESH-MONGLA-SEAPORT-DREDGING

(220428) -- MONGLA, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 12, 2022 shows a dredging site in Mongla seaport of Bangladesh. TO GO WITH "Feature: Bangladesh port rejuvenated by Chinese dredging" (Xinhua)

BANGLADESH-MONGLA-SEAPORT-DREDGING

BANGLADESH-MONGLA-SEAPORT-DREDGING

(220428) -- MONGLA, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 12, 2022 shows a dredging site in Mongla seaport in Bangladesh. TO GO WITH "Feature: Bangladesh port rejuvenated by Chinese dredging" (Xinhua)

BANGLADESH-MONGLA-SEAPORT-DREDGING

BANGLADESH-MONGLA-SEAPORT-DREDGING

(220428) -- MONGLA, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Bangladeshi engineers supervise dredging work in Mongla seaport in Bangladesh on April 12, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Bangladesh port rejuvenated by Chinese dredging" (Xinhua)

BANGLADESH-MONGLA-SEAPORT-DREDGING

BANGLADESH-MONGLA-SEAPORT-DREDGING

(220428) -- MONGLA, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 12, 2022 shows a cutter suction dredger at a dredging site in Mongla seaport in Bangladesh. TO GO WITH "Feature: Bangladesh port rejuvenated by Chinese dredging" (Xinhua)

BANGLADESH-MONGLA-SEAPORT-DREDGING

BANGLADESH-MONGLA-SEAPORT-DREDGING

(220428) -- MONGLA, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Bangladeshi engineers supervise dredging work in Mongla seaport in Bangladesh on April 12, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Bangladesh port rejuvenated by Chinese dredging" (Xinhua)

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