Firms trim margins, shrink packs as fuel price hike bites
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Companies are deploying a range of measures to absorb the cost shock without immediately raising retail prices
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
ICDs raise charges, a day after fuel price hike
21 April 2026, 00:00 AM
The recent fuel price hike is rippling through Bangladesh’s trade logistics chain, pushing up costs for importers, exporters and freight operators at the same time.
21 April 2026, 00:00 AM
ICDs announce increase in container handling charges by 8.5%
20 April 2026, 19:47 PM
They raised the charges because of the diesel price hike, says Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA)
20 April 2026, 19:47 PM
Inland cargo transport at risk as lighters starved of fuel
1 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Lighter vessels are facing fuel shortages that are slowing and disrupting their regular operations to unload cargo from mother ships at Chattogram port’s outer anchorage.
1 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Inland cargo transport at risk as lighters starved of fuel
31 March 2026, 20:19 PM
Lighter vessels are facing fuel shortages that are slowing and disrupting their regular operations to unload cargo from mother ships at Chattogram port’s outer anchorage.
31 March 2026, 20:19 PM
Fuel queues pushing up transport costs
28 March 2026, 23:49 PM
Amid long queues at refuelling stations, trucks carrying perishable vegetables, food items and factory raw materials are charging at least Tk 5,000 more than pre-war rates per trip to Dhaka from different parts of the country.
28 March 2026, 23:49 PM
Shipping costs spiral as Iran war prompts new surcharges
15 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladeshi exporters and importers are facing higher shipping costs as major global carriers introduce war-related surcharges following the US-Israel war on Iran.
15 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Container handling at RSGT terminal hits record high
10 March 2026, 00:00 AM
The Red-Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) Chittagong recorded its highest-ever monthly container throughput of 30,308 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) in February since Saudi operator RSGT International (RSGTI) began operations in June 2024.
10 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Sudden transport strike creates container congestion at Ctg port
Fresh container congestion has hit the Chittagong port because of the transport crisis caused by the unannounced strike in response to the protest of the students demanding safe roads.
8 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Normalcy returns to Ctg port
Normalcy returned to Chittagong port yesterday afternoon after loading, unloading and delivery of goods were disrupted for around 36 hours for an unannounced transport strike.
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Spices get costlier ahead of Eid
Spice prices have started rising on the back of opportunistic traders'bid to cash in on the surge in demand for the essential cooking ingredients ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival in the country.
30 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Container handling rises at Ctg port
Container handling at the Chittagong port increased by around 12 percent in the just concluded fiscal year from around 24.19 lakh twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in the previous year.
1 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Chickpea cheaper as global prices drop
Chickpea has become cheaper in the port city due to a huge amount of it being imported following a price drop in the international market.
24 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Date import increases
Bangladesh imported 42,931 tonnes of dates—a popular iftar item—in the last four months, up 6.32 percent year-on-year thanks to the increasing consumption of the fruit.
22 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Ctg commodity prices lower than last Ramadan
The wholesale prices of essential items for Ramadan have remained lower than last year at Khatunganj in the run-up to the Muslim holy month thanks to a surge in imports in the last four months.
17 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Ctg port choked by container congestion
The Chittagong Port Authority plans to impose additional rents for container storage as it has been suffering from acute container
17 April 2018, 18:00 PM
BSC set to get new vessel after 27 years
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation is in the process of purchasing new bulk carriers for its fleet after about 27 years.
2 April 2018, 18:00 PM
CPA selling off Hanjin's containers 'for arrears'
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has nearly completed auctioning off 1,057 empty containers, reasoning that it was to realise a
6 February 2018, 18:00 PM
'Pleasure' trip or what?
Just two weeks before going back to the navy, the Chittagong Port Authority chairman went on an eight-day official visit to South Africa and Morocco apparently to gather knowledge on how to improve the port's operation.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Matarbari port to be turned into a deep-sea port
The sea port being built for the Matarbari coal-fired power plant will be turned into a deep-sea port, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said.
6 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Congestion pulls down growth rate to five-year low
Chittagong port handled about 2.56 million twenty-foot equivalent units of import, export and empty containers last year, up 9.36
1 January 2018, 18:00 PM
BPC won't sell fuel to Biman on credit
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has decided to stop selling fuel to Biman Bangladesh Airlines on credit from tomorrow as its outstanding dues have hit around Tk 1,600 crore in the last eight years.
30 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Radisson wants to serve more people in Chittagong
Radisson Blu Chittagong Bay View is keen to provide its quality products and services at affordable prices to the people of Chittagong,
4 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Ship collisions at Ctg port raise concerns
Ships have frequently been colliding with each other and running aground at Chittagong port's outer anchorage and approaches for
12 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Prices of Indian onion drop in Ctg
For the first time in three weeks, Indian onion prices saw a downtrend at the Khatunganj wholesale hub in Chittagong in the last two days.
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Ctg port buying six cranes at Tk 344cr
The Chittagong Port Authority yesterday struck a deal with a Chinese firm to buy six gantry cranes for Tk 344.92 crore for the New
15 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Ctg customs to auction off unclaimed food items today
Chittagong customs authorities will auction off about 247 tonnes of apple, fish and other food items today as no importer showed up
14 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Rice-laden ships stuck for port congestion
A number of rice-laden vessels have started arriving at the Chittagong port but unloading of the staple is being delayed due to
9 October 2017, 18:00 PM