Bangladesh Plans to Develop the Dredging Industry

Bangladesh has made rapid stride in the shipbuilding sector, and we are now building small ships for the foreign countries. With the proper implementation and regulation of R&D, QC and safety measures, this sector could brighten up the economics of the nation.
It is time we paid attention to the building of dredgers in this deltaic region, where more than 300 rivers bring down about two billion tonnes of silt every year. Our IWT sector was neglected so long and it is a drain on foreign exchange to buy readymade dredgers from abroad when we have plenty of cheaper labour available locally.
Technical collaboration should not be a problem. We have plenty of coal, but its exploitation and use are not smooth. After the first phase, we should be able to export dredgers also.