Chittagong Port

Chittagong Port

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All private ICDs to halt export cargo, empty container handling from tomorrow

Bicda moved to increase charges for stuffing, ground rent, lift-on and lift-off, documentation, and port-to-off-dock transport by 30-63% from 1 September. Port users opposed the hike and refused to...

Sadiq Ahmed. Sketch: TBS

The Chattogram sea port leasing debate

Leaders and activists of the Left Democratic Alliance and Anti-Fascist Left Front at a rally at the Old Railway Station premises in Chattogram on 8 November 2025. Photo: TBS

Left alliances warn of 'Jamuna siege' if move to hand over Ctg port to foreign firms not scrapped

Chittagong Port is now handling a record number of containers, reflecting a surge in both exports and imports as Bangladesh’s industrial base expands. Photo: TBS

From Kobe to the Bay of Bengal: Port diplomacy and net-zero goals are driving Chittagong Port’s next leap

Containers at Chattogram Port. File Photo: TBS

Revisiting Chittagong Port: Welcoming changes and looking to the future

A Maersk Line vessel is docked at the newly operational Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) in Chattogram. The terminal, a significant development for the region, is handling import cargo containers and has completed the installation of a scanner for thorough screening, managed by its operator, Red Sea Gateway Terminal International. The picture was taken on Saturday. Photo: Md Minhaj Uddin

Patenga Container Terminal opens for import cargo, aims to ease Ctg port congestion

Chattogram port. File Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Online gate pass introduced at Chattogram Port

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Vehicle entry to take just 2 minutes as Ctg Port gate fee payment goes fully digital this month

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Prime mover drivers’ strike disrupts cargo operations at Ctg port

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HC rules against Chittagong Port Authority's power for river filling

Chattogram port operations resume after six days on 24 July 2024. Photo: Mohammad Minhaz Uddin/TBS

9 months on, Ctg port’s container scanners lie uninstalled due to red tape

A night view of New Mooring Container Terminal of Chattogram port. At present, about 55% of the country’s import and export cargo are handled in this terminal, generating Tk1,000 crore annually. The specialised terminal now handles 13 lakh TEUs annually against a capacity of 11 lakh TEUs. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS

Ctg port's export container handling jumps 23.4% in August as situation improves

Container piled up at Chittagong Port on 12 August 2024. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Severe congestion at Ctg port delays vessels, container loading