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 Channel project was undertaken by CCECC following the company's completion of the Outer Bar Dredging Project in the South Asian country in 2020. The project plans to dredge a 23.4-km navigation channel, with a total dredging volume exceeding 21.6 million cubic meters.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AKM ANISUR RAHMAN, Member of Mongla Port Authority
"This is the first time to be inside our dredger and to get acquainted with all the functionalities and all the separate equipment of it. So I feel really privileged to be a part of the visiting team here. The endeavor taken by this Chinese company is really appreciable. They are doing a great job."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH, Student of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology
"They are cooperating with the Khulna University (of Engineering and Technology) to make it a permanent one. The cooperation is always helpful."

Upon completion, sea vessels with a draft of 10 meters can directly berth at Mongla Port, which will increase port throughput and make Mongla Port the new international gateway of Bangladesh.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dhaka.
(XHTV)