Bangladesh Shipping Corporation
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation is a state-owned, autonomous corporation in Bangladesh. It owns a number of ships and oil tankers, and also charters sea-going vessels from other operators. The vessels are used to carry ready-made garments and other export items, and also to import crude oil from Saudi Arabia & UAE.
History
The Shipping corporation was founded on 5 February 1972, under presidential order number 10, right after the independence of Bangladesh.[1][2] It purchased its first ship in 1974. The ship was named Banglar Doot (Ambassador of Bengal). As of 2001, the corporation owned 13 ships, two of which are oil tankers.[1]
Headquarters
The main headquarter of the is in the port city of Chittagong.[1] There are branch offices in both Dhaka and Khulna. Although it is a semi-autonomous body, the minister of shipping of the Government of Bangladesh acts as the chairman of the corporation.[1] The corporation also run its own modern marine workshop in Chittagong.