Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority

Authority who controls the inland water transport in Bangladesh

East Pakistan Inland Water Transport Authority

TypeDepartmentHeadquartersBIWTA Bhaban, 141/143, Motijheel, Dhaka, BangladeshEmployees3076^[1]Annual budgetBDT 4,000 Million (2018-2019). Development budget =BDT 15,000 Million ^[2]Minister responsible

Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury MP, Ministry of Shipping And Inland Water Transport^[3]

Agency executive

Commodore Arif Ahmed Mustafa, Chairman

Websitewww.biwta.gov.bd

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ অভ্যন্তরীণ নৌপরিবহন কর্তৃপক্ষ) also known as BIWTA is the authority who controls the inland water transport in Bangladesh. It's also responsible for managing development and maintenance of inland water transport system.

History

Formation

The department was first established in 1958 by the former East Pakistan government as East Pakistan Inland Water Transport Authority (EPIWTA). It was established for overall control, management, and development of inland water transports in the entire region. This agency was introduced on October 31, 1958, with the ordinance called the East Pakistan Inland water Transport Authority Ordinance 1958 (E.P. Ordinance, NO LXXV of 1958). Later the government appointed three constituted authority of this institution on November 4, 1958. After independence of Bangladesh this department was named as Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority. Today, an appointed advisory committee advise in respect of all related development, maintenance, and operations of inland water transport and of inland waterways in Bangladesh.^[1]