A shipbuilding industry has developed in the capital’s Keraniganj upazila.
It occupies an area of about three kilometres and a half along the bank of the Buriganga River — Shamsul Haque Ripon It employs over one lakh workers — Shamsul Haque Ripon
The industry enjoys an annual turnover of thousands of crores of taka — Shamsul Haque Ripon Over 100 dockyards build world-class ships of different sizes, including cargo and passenger vessels — Shamsul Haque Ripon These ships are exported to several countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe — Shamsul Haque Ripon Dockyard workers toil from 7:00am to 5:00pm every day and earn Tk 600-1,000 — Shamsul Haque Ripon
