Sonamasjid land port will be expanded: Adviser Sakhawat
Expansion project for Sonamasjid Land Port can also be taken if World Bank finance is available.
Shipping Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain has said initiatives will be taken for the expansion of the Sonamasjid Land Port.
"As Sonamasjid Land Port is an important one for inter-country communication, so priority will be given to expansion of the port in taking World Bank-financed projects," he told journalists after exchanging views with local administrative and customs officials and trade union bodies at Chapainawabganj today (1 August, 2025).
Sakhawat, also adviser of the labour and employment ministry, said that Sonamasjid Land Port is very old and important and port users have demanded for expansion of the port along with the construction of a link road.
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In this regard, he asked the local deputy commissioner (DC) to send a development plan proposal.
The adviser said several ports were developed with the World Bank's support earlier. Expansion project for Sonamasjid Land Port can also be taken if World Bank finance is available.
Sakhawat said initiatives will be taken to build a 3-km road from Sonamasjid land port to reduce traffic congestion and a hospital for the treatment of the workers.
Bangladesh Land Ports Authority Chairman Mohammad Manzarul Mannan chaired the meeting, which was attended by Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment AHM Shafiquzzaman.
