Desk Report: Israel has announced that it has seized all but one of the ships carrying aid to Gaza. Then, Bangladeshi Shahidul Alam, who was on the flotilla, posted a video message on Facebook. In the video message on Facebook at around 7:30 pm on Thursday, he said that his physical condition had worsened. There were 44 ships in the flotilla called the ‘Global Sumud Flotilla’. Drik’s managing director and photographer Shahidul Alam sailed on a ship called ‘Consciousness’ in the flotilla. When the flotilla reached the area near Gaza…
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Chittagong Port saves Tk 18 crore in dredging
Desk Report: The capital dredging work on the Karnaphuli River has been completed to increase the navigability of the Chittagong Port. As a result, the movement of large ships and lighter ships has become much easier than before. The depth of the river from Sadarghat to Bakliachar has increased by 4 meters. As a result, large ships can berth at the jetty. More and more lighter ships are also anchoring comfortably in the river. The estimated cost of the project was Tk 295 crore. But the final cost was Tk…
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