BSC purchases six ships

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has purchased six foreign-made ships at a cost of over Tk 14.50billion.

"These ships would be used for commercial purpose including loading of public goods," Commodore Maksudul Quader, managing director of BSC, told BSS.

Quader said of the ships, three are oil tankers and the rest three bulk carriers.

As per the agreement with China, Bangladesh will get those in 2016.

Earlier on April 30 this year, Shipping Ministry signed the agreement with a Chinese company named China National Machinery Impo and Expo Corporation (CMC).