First-ever watercraft census in history for safe navigation August 20-29
To build a safe, orderly and effective water transport system, the country's first-ever 'Watercraft Census 2026' will be conducted. Under the initiative of the Ministry of Shipping and with the assistance of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), this census will be held nationwide from August 20 to 29. State Minister for Shipping Md Rajib Ahsan, MP, said this in his presidential address at the inaugural ceremony of a three-day training programme for coordinators, held today (August 11) at Bangladesh Statistics Building in the capital.