Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Shipping and Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain has visited the Jingjiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co Ltd shipyard in China to observe the progress of the ships being constructed there as part of the fleet expansion programme of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) under the Ministry of Shipping.

He visited the shipyard in China on Friday, a handout said on Sunday.

With its own financing, the BSC is implementing a project to procure two modern bulk carriers with a capacity of 55,000 to 66,000 deadweight (DWT), as per BSS report.

The government recently approved the project based on the recommendations of the advisory council committee on procurement. During the shipyard visit, th...