About Us

Manpower

There are 4,290 posts in the present set up of the organization approved by the Government. Of these, 574 are officers and 3,716 are staff and workers which are given below:

The activities / functions

As per Section 15 of the Ordinance E. P. Ordinance No. LXXV of 1958; amendment Ordinance No. LV of 1977, the Authority performs statutory functions of development, maintenance and regulatory nature.

Development and Maintenance functions

● Carry out river conservancy works including river training works for navigational purposes and for 

   provision of aids to navigation including marks, buoys, lights and semaphore signals.
● Disseminate navigational and meteorological information including publication of river charts;
● Provided pilotage and hydrographic survey services.
● Draw up programmers of dredging requirements and priorities for efficient maintenance of existing

   navigable waterways and for resuscitation of dead or dying rivers, channels, or canals, including

   development of new channels and canals for navigation.
● Develop, maintain and operate inland river ports, landing/ferry ghats and terminal facilities in such

   ports or ghats.
● Carry out removal of wrecks and obstruction in inland navigable waterways.
● Conduct traffic surveys to establish passenger and cargo requirements on the main rivers, feeders

   and creek routes.
● Develop rural water transport by progressing of schemes for modernising and mechanizing country

   craft.
● Ensure co-ordination of Inland Water Transport with other forms of transport, with major sea ports,

  and with trade and agricultural interests for the optimum utilisation of the available

  transport capacity.
● Conduct research in matters relating to Inland Water Transport including development of
        ● Craft design
        ● Technique of towage
        ● Landing and terminal facilities
        ● Port installations
● Arrange programmes of technical training for Inland Water Transport personnel.
● Maintain liaison with the shipyard and ship repair industry to meet the requirements of the Inland

   Water Transport fleet repairs and new constructions.
● Maintain liaison with the Government and facilitate import of repair materials for the Inland Water

   Transport Industry.
● Prepare plans or schemes for carrying out any of the above mentioned functions.

Regulatory functions

a). Fixation of maximum and minimum fares and freight rates for Inland Water Transport on behalf of the Govt.;
b). Approve time tables for passenger launch services.
c). Inspection shies, cargo and inland vessel to ensure compliance with the provision of ISO -1976
d). Act as the Competent Authority of Bangladesh for the protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade, looking after the use of      waterways of Bangladesh on behalf of the Govt. of Bangladesh for the purpose of trade and transit between Bangladesh and      India as provided in the Protocol.

Establishment / service Centre

● Inland River ports – 22 nos. (Dhaka, Narayanganj, Barisal, Chandpur, Khulna, Baghabari, Patuakhali, Narsingdi, Aricha, Nagarbari, Daulatdia) and 11 nos. newely gazatted (Tongi, Mawya, Char-Janajat, Ashuganj-Bhairab Bazar, Bhola, Bargona, Nawyapara, Munshigonj, Chatak, Meghna Ghat, Cox's Bazar).
● Secondary riverine station (Developed) – 448nos.
● Landing points (without infrastructure) – 374 nos.
● Coastal Station – 23 nos.
● Ferry terminals Nos. – 08 nos.
● Field offices – 25 nos.
● Pilot Stations – 24 nos (Chittagong, Ramgoti, Barishal, Chandpur, Naryangonj, Natua Para, Madaripur, Kowkhali, Mongla, Khulna, Angtihara, Maowa, Aricha, Kawlia, Sirajgonj, Kazipur, Bahadurabad, Chilmari, Dai-Khawa, Patuakhali, Bhuirab Bazar, Lipsa, Paturia, Badder Bazar.)
● Annual passengers carried – 50 million
● No. of existing Dredgers – 7 nos.
● Inland survey and inspection vessels – 81 nos.
● Pontoon and barge – 410 nos.
● Differential Global Positioning Systems (DGPS) Stations – 5 nos.(Name of Station & Address)

Activities under Revenue budget

● Maintenance dredging
● Pontoon construction and installation
● Jetty/ Ferry ghat or landing point construction
● Provision of quick communication facilities like VHF
● Manpower training
● Hydrographic Survey, Data collection & Tide table publication
● Installation of navigational aids
● Salvage operation including removal of Wrecks.

Activities under development budget
 

● Development and capital dredging.
● Procurement of Dredger's, Pontoon, Survey/Inspection/Salvage Vessels, Aids to navigation (bouys, 

   beacon, etc).
● Development of landing station and ferry ghat/terminals.
● Efficient development of inland transport and training of Inland Crews.
● Development harbor facilities of inland transport and providing weather forecasting

   facilities.

Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade between Bangladesh and India.

 To utilize the rivers for transportation of goods between the two countries and for transportation of  goods from  one Indian place to another Indian place, there exists a Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade between Bangladesh  and India. The current protocol is valid upto 31^st March, 2009.

To transport the inter-country trade cargo following ‘Ports of Call’ have been designated under the Protocol: