Laldia Char Terminal

Laldia Char Terminal

Zahid Hussain, former lead economist, World Bank Dhaka office. Sketch: TBS

What is the deal on the port deals?

Beyond physical capacity, the project is expected to generate several thousand direct jobs in construction, operations, and logistics, while catalysing indirect employment across trucking,...

Ashik Chowdhury. Sketch: TBS

Vested groups behind protests over Laldia terminal deal: Bida chief

The march began at Halishahar Nayabazar and ended at Boropul, drawing workers from dock, transport and port-affiliated unions. Photo: TBS

Workers protest plan to lease out NCT, Laldiar Char

A recently taken photo shows construction activity at the Laldia Char in Chattogram, where a container terminal under the Chattogram Port will be built. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

What Bangladesh can gain from 30yr deal with Maersk's APM Terminals for Laldia project

Ministry of Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain speaking with journalists after inaugurating the Laldia Char Container Yard in Chattogram’s Patenga area on 10 October 2025. Photo: PID

$4-5 billion needed to modernise Chattogram Port: Adviser Sakhawat