Bangladesh's logistics system is under strain from pressures it was never designed to absorb.

The owners of inland container depots (ICDs) and stakeholders today agreed on a 20 percent increase in tariffs for export and empty container handling at the depots for a period of six months

Private container depots face backlog as export surge strains storage, transport

Inland container depots (ICDs) have announced a sharp increase in charges for handling export cargoes and empty containers by as much as 60 percent starting September 1, triggering concerns among exporters already feeling the pinch from the impending reciprocal tariff by the United States.