Shipbuilding Industry in Bangladesh: From River Craft to Global Orders
Bangladesh has built ships for centuries — for sultans, merchants and the Mughal navy — and in 2008 became a modern ship-exporting nation. This is the story of its yards, from Khulna Shipyard and the state docks to Ananda and Western Marine: the export breakthrough, the debt crisis that nearly sank the sector, and the cautious revival under way in 2026.
