Bangladeshi vessels suspend Gulf transit amid tensions
4 March 2026, 00:00 AM
The majority of Bangladeshi oceangoing vessels -- both state-owned and private -- have suspended navigation through the Gulf region as conflict has flared between the US, Israel and Iran.
4 March 2026, 00:00 AM
BSC tells its vessel in UAE to stay alert
2 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) is maintaining close communication with its vessel, MV Banglar Joyjatra, now berthed at the Port of Jebel Ali in the UAE, amid heightened regional tensions linked to the Iran-US conflict.
2 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Backlog at Ctg port begins to ease after strikes, polls closure
19 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Chattogram port is gradually recovering from a severe backlog caused by a seven-day employee strike earlier this month and a 48-hour closure during the national election, thanks to increased daily container deliveries.
19 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Ctg port workers resume indefinite strike today
8 February 2026, 03:39 AM
Chattogram port workers and employees have called another round of indefinite strike from today, adopting a more hardline approach this time as they threatened to halt cargo handling at the outer anchorage, which remained out of the purview of last week’s six-day work abstention.
8 February 2026, 03:39 AM
Operations resume at Ctg port after 6-day stalemate
6 February 2026, 04:21 AM
Operational activities at Chattogram port finally resumed yesterday afternoon after a six-day impasse, as protesting employees postponed their ongoing work abstention until Saturday following assurances from Shipping Adviser M Sakhawat Hussain that steps would be taken to meet their demands.
6 February 2026, 04:21 AM
Chattogram Port at complete standstill
5 February 2026, 04:26 AM
Chattogram Port has ground to a halt in the last two days as workers and employees went on an indefinite work abstention over the government’s move to lease the key New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to Dubai-based DP World.
5 February 2026, 04:26 AM
Stalemate over leasing out nct / Port workers call 24hr strike, Ramadan supplies threatened
3 February 2026, 03:36 AM
The stalemate in import and export activities through the Chattogram port is set to deepen further as workers called for a 24-hour strike starting at 8:00am today to protest the government’s decision to lease out the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to UAE-based operator DP World.
3 February 2026, 03:36 AM
Strike over DP World deal cripples Ctg port
1 February 2026, 03:01 AM
Operations at Chattogram port came to a standstill yesterday over the planned handover of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to DP World.
1 February 2026, 03:01 AM
Water-vessel workers to start countrywide work abstention
Water-vessel workers are set to observe an indefinite, countrywide work abstention from the end of this month to press home their demand for hiking minimum wage.
22 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Ctg port container movement falls in October
Movement of import and export-laden containers through the Chattogram port in October was lower both year-on-year and compared to that in the previous two months, reflecting a gradual slowdown in foreign trade amidst global economic downtrends.
21 November 2022, 18:00 PM
A step forward for Ctg metro rail
The plan to construct metro rail in Chattogram has taken a step forward, as the government is set to approve a project to carry out preliminary feasibility study for the infrastructure.
21 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar
The coast of Mirsharai, an upazila in the southeast division of Chattogram, wakes up in the morning to the sounds of under-construction factories, and machines of several newly-built plants on a vast part of the region.
19 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Steel industry to heat up as new players joining race
Bangladesh’s steel industry is set to see the entry of a couple of large business houses while several existing steelworks are looking to expand their capacities in order to gain from the rising demand for the key construction material.
30 October 2022, 02:00 AM
BM Container depot resumes cargo handling
The privately-owned BM Container Depot yesterday resumed handling export cargoes, albeit on a limited scale, after receiving permission from the customs authority to handle only garment shipments for the next three months.
27 October 2022, 03:10 AM
Bangladesh’s steel factories less polluting
The steel manufacturing plants in Bangladesh are less polluting and the lowest carbon emitters compared to the largest producers globally, mainly for the melting process followed locally and the efficient consumption of energy and water, said a top industrialist.
27 October 2022, 03:00 AM
BM Depot gets go-ahead for RMG cargo handling
Privately owned BM Container Depot resumed handling export cargoes on a limited scale today after over four and a half months of the fatal explosion at the depot on June 4 that left 51 people dead.
26 October 2022, 10:38 AM
Movement of containerised cargo drops at Ctg port
Import and export of containerised cargo through the country’s premier seaport in Chattogram fell in the first quarter of the current fiscal year compared to that last year, indicating a slowdown in foreign trade resulting from global economic downtrends.
17 October 2022, 03:00 AM
Revenue collection growth slows
The revenue collection growth decelerated to 12.63 per cent in Bangladesh in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, driven by the cost-of-living crisis at home and abroad, narrowing the fiscal space for the government, official figures showed.
16 October 2022, 02:30 AM
Freight forwarders seek bonded warehouses to handle export cargoes
The government should allow freight forwarders to set up and run bonded warehouse facilities with a view to handling export and import cargoes smoothly, said Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BAFFA) Vice President Khairul Alam Suzan.
12 October 2022, 03:40 AM
FY23 growth for Bangladesh: IMF lowers forecast to 6pc
The International Monetary Fund has cut Bangladesh’s growth forecast to 6 percent for fiscal year 2022-2023.
12 October 2022, 02:30 AM
Ghorashal Palash urea fertiliser factory: Fertiliser self- sufficiency delayed
The Tk 10,460 crore Ghorashal Palash Urea Fertiliser Factory project, taken up four years ago, is likely to cost 48 percent more and take two more years to be completed.
11 October 2022, 02:30 AM
Denim Expert going after perfection, innovation
Rather than going for mere expansion, Chattogram-based denim exporter Denim Expert Limited wants to attain perfection in its product and innovation as well as achieve environmental sustainability in order to turn the facility into a model factory.
3 October 2022, 03:10 AM
PHP launches soundproof glass production
PHP Family, a Chattogram-based business group, launched soundproof glass production yesterday as a part of its expansion aiming to meet the demand for sound protective and energy efficient glass.
30 September 2022, 02:50 AM
Saif to run container vessels on UAE-Ctg
Saif Powertec entered a deal with Abu Dhabi-based Safeen Feeders yesterday to run three container feeder vessels on the Bangladesh-United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other international routes.
26 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Govt’s foreign loans: Weak taka makes repayment costlier
The government’s foreign debt repayment has become costlier owing to the sharp depreciation of the taka against the US dollar in recent months.
23 September 2022, 02:10 AM
CPA may save Tk 3,600cr on land acquisition
The Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) may not have to spend Tk 3,600 crore to acquire 803 acres of khas land for the Bay Terminal project as the government is considering its application to be given the area for free or at a token price.
22 September 2022, 02:50 AM
Sufferings to linger for 2 more years
The deadline to complete the construction of the Chattogram elevated expressway has been extended for two more years. Meanwhile, the immense suffering of the port city residents in their daily commute is to continue.
20 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Ctg elevated expressway: Cost likely to escalate, wait to lengthen
The cost of the already delayed elevated expressway project in Chattogram city is likely to rise by Tk 1,048 crore and the deadline extended by two more years as a proposal in this regard is set to be placed before an Ecnec meeting today.
13 September 2022, 02:00 AM