| Agency Name: | Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority |
| Preceding1: | East Pakistan Inland Water Transport Authority |
| Headquarters: | BIWTA Bhaban, 141/143, Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Employees: | 3076[1] |
| Budget: | BDT 4,000 Million (2018-2019). Development budget =BDT 15,000 Million [2] |
| Minister1 Name: | Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury MP |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Ministry of Shipping And Inland Water Transport[3] |
| Chief1 Name: | Commodore Arif Ahmed Mustafa |
| Chief1 Position: | Chairman |
| Agency Type: | Department |
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ অভ্যন্তরীণ নৌপরিবহন কর্তৃপক্ষ) also known as BIWTA is the authority which controls the inland water transport in Bangladesh. It's also responsible for managing development and maintenance of inland water transport system.
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]