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A ceremony was also held on the occasion of the floating of two boats by Bangladesh Tourism Corporation. In the middle of the red-green sail of the ship is the ‘Mujibvarsha’ logo. The boat camp has various rural designs.
Ram Chandra Das, president of the Bangladesh Tourism Corporation, told bdnews24.com on Thursday that the two ships, 28 feet long and five feet wide, cost around Tk 4 million to build. This boat can carry 20 people at a time.
The criticism started on social media after the news of the Rs 40 lakh spending was published. Many people posted on Facebook commenting that spending this amount of money to build two ships was “unusual.” They suspect that there has been an ‘irregularity’ in the construction of the ship with so much money. Some have joked about this cost, ‘so low’!
Concerned people said that of the 40 lakhs of rupees for the construction of the two ships, about 10 lakhs of rupees went to the government as taxes. The rest of the money is spent on making boats with artisans.
To mark the centenary of the birth of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, two eye-catching traditional jewelry boats from floating Bengal floated on Parliament Lake on Thursday.
Sanjir Mistry, a boat maker from Atghar in Pirojpur, was contacted to find out how much it costs to build a common boat.
He told bdnews24.com that it costs between 4,000 and 5,000 rupees to build a rain tree or row of boats for one season. And if used for 3-4 seasons, it costs more than 15 lakhs.
When asked how much it costs to make a jewelry boat, Sanjeev said: “It costs at least Rs 60,000 to make a small jewelry boat. Which is very common. And if it is made of very good wood, it will cost 5 lakh rupees. These are little jewelry boats. It will cost more when it’s bigger. And giving good wood will increase the cost even more. “
Sanjeev said it takes more time and cost to make a jewelry ship because of the design.
Plastic products manufacturer RFL has recently started a boat business. Their fiberglass (fiber reinforced plastic-FRP) boats are priced between Rs 11,900 and Rs 740,000.
Professor Anisuzzaman from the Department of Printing at the Dhaka University Institute of Fine Arts designed the two boats that float on Lake Sangsad. Under his supervision, 30 mechanics have worked to build these two ships.
The ship floated on Lake Parliament
Renowned painter Hashem Khan has also made some additions and deletions to the design, said the president of the tourism corporation.
When asked about criticism that the cost of building the two ships was high, Ram Chandra told bdnews24.com: “You know there is a rule for any work done at government expense. When we planned this work, a lot of people he estimated it cost more than that. We have taken the lowest cost estimate. That’s the rule. “
He said: “The most important thing is that it is an art. It is not a commercial job. “
The canopy of the two boats floating in Parliament Lake has been arranged as a canvas to make it more attractive. Various abhaman bangla designs have been drawn there. The tent was covered in gold metal.
On the occasion of the centenary of the birth of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Whip Chief Nur-e-Alam Chowdhury and Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mohammad opened the boat float ceremony on Jatiya Sangsad Lake on Thursday Bhaban. Mahbub Ali. Photo: PID
Traditional Bengali pots, wooden wheeled horses, tigers, huts, tacos and water lilies have been painted in different square frames with rural textures. There is a jamdani design. Crafts have also been made on the deck and seat of the ship.
Designer Anisuzzaman said: “The materials we use in the camp are often used by interior designers. The stainless material generally comes from China. “
When asked about the cost, the artist said: “About 30 mechanics have done this job. It takes a month and a half to two months to make such a decorative boat. We have very little time. I have 20 days. Work for Corona stopped a few days later. Then after a week the two boats were lowered into the water. Not only me, but a few other artists have worked here.
“It just came to our knowledge then. Art form. There is security money and 15 percent VAT. The bill is below 3 million. It has cost a lakh of rupees to float on water. I had to paint again before. to float. It took 20 people to float. “
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