Govt committed to ensuring waterway security, says Sakhawat

Adviser to the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Ministry of Shipping Brigadier General (retd) M. Sakhawat Hossain has said overall security will be ensured on all inland waterways with the cooperation of the River Police, reports UNB.

He made these remarks on Sunday during a meeting held at the Labour Building conference room to review the overall situation of inland vessel operations in Bangladesh.

The adviser expressed condolences for the seven lives lost on board the MV Al Bakhera on the Meghna River in Chandpur, and prayed for the eternal peace of their souls. The adviser said that the district administration had already provided Tk 20,000 to each of the victim families, and the police had given Tk 10,000 for burial expenses.