HC to deliver verdict on Ctg New Mooring terminal contract on 4 Dec
Earlier, on 20 November, the High Court had ordered a temporary suspension of all activities related to the NCT contract pending resolution of a writ petition.
The High Court has concluded hearings on a rule challenging the legality of awarding the New Mooring Container Terminal's (NCT) contract at Chattogram Port to a foreign company, with its verdict scheduled for announcement on 4 December.
A bench comprising Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Fatema Anwar conducted the hearing today (25 November) and set the date for the ruling.
Earlier, on 20 November, the High Court had ordered a temporary suspension of all activities related to the NCT contract pending resolution of a writ petition filed by Mirza Walid Hossain, president of the Bangladesh Young Economists Forum.
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The petition questions the legality of awarding the contract to a foreign firm. Respondents include the Shipping secretary, the Chittagong Port Authority chairman and the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Authority CEO.
Earlier, on 30 July, a High Court bench comprising Justice Md Habibul Gani and Justice Sk Tahsin Ali issued a rule questioning why the contract process should not be declared unlawful.
The court also asked why a fair and competitive public bidding process was not ensured before assigning an operator to manage the NCT.
The petition was partly prompted by a 26 April report in a national daily, which questioned why the fully equipped terminal was being handed to a foreign firm, alongside media coverage highlighting transparency concerns.
