Four Bangladeshi crewmen safe in Turkey after Black Sea oil tanker attack
MT Kairos crew seek early return home
30 November 2025, 13:06 PM
All agree on efficient ports, but debate over deal timing, details
Govt says renowned global operators will modernise port system, reduce corruption and eventually increase Bangladesh’s competitiveness
22 November 2025, 18:00 PM
New mooring container terminal: Govt moves for UAE lease amid protests
The government is forging ahead with its plan to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), the Chattogram port’s largest functioning terminal, to the UAE-based DP World by December, despite widespread protests.
20 November 2025, 18:43 PM
Strike fallout: Backlog at Ctg port may take a week to clear
Queues of goods-carrying vehicles stretched nearly 20km by early hours of yesterday
20 October 2025, 18:49 PM
Strikes at Ctg port end but leave scars
Ships leave half-empty, import deliveries fall
19 October 2025, 18:09 PM
Closure of Pacific Jeans factories may hurt overall denim exports
The export of denim products from Bangladesh is expected to face significant disruption as the country’s largest denim manufacturer, Pacific Jeans Group, has indefinitely shut down all eight of its factories in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) following days of violent worker protests.
18 October 2025, 18:41 PM
Ctg port fee hike: Transport owners’ indefinite strike halts cargo
Transport of import and export cargo as well as containers to and from Chattogram port came to a standstill since yesterday morning as transport owners enforced a wildcat strike for an indefinite period protesting a fourfold hike in vehicle entry fee by the authority.
18 October 2025, 18:25 PM
Factory gutted in CEPZ blaze lacked fire safety
The eight-storey factory building at the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), which was completely destroyed in a massive fire on Thursday afternoon, had structural flaws and lacked a mandatory fire safety plan, according to fire service officials.
17 October 2025, 22:00 PM
Ports, transports at a standstill
Export and import activities suffered severe disruptions for the third day on July 20 amid transport problems because of violence centring the quota reform movement and internet shutdown by the government.
23 July 2024, 15:18 PM
Business takes a hit from acute port congestion
Operational activities at the Chattogram port moved at a snail’s pace on the fourth day of an unprecedented disruption due to the government’s imposition of a curfew and countrywide violence over the quota reform movement, hitting business and economy hard.
21 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Cargo transport between ICDs, Chattogram port slows
Cargo transport to and from the Chattogram port experienced a slowdown today as a result of the ongoing unrest and enforcement of a countrywide shutdown by quota reform activists
18 July 2024, 13:46 PM
Import delivery partially to go outside Ctg port
The long-awaited demand of businesses to shift the handling and delivery of import cargoes outside the Chattogram port yard is going to be realised soon, albeit partially, as the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has given the go-ahead to this effect.
14 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Ctg port posts 5.36% growth in container handling
The port handled 31.69 lakh TEUs of containers in FY24, up from 30.07 lakh TEUs the previous fiscal
1 July 2024, 12:30 PM
World Bank approves $650m to help develop Bay Terminal
The Bay Terminal, the biggest expansion project in the Chattogram port’s history, made major progress as the World Bank’s board of executive directors approved a $650 million loan on Friday to finance the dredging of the access channel and construction of the breakwater.
29 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Ctg port may see growth in container handling in FY25
Experiencing negative growth last fiscal year alongside the calendar year, the Chattogram port is on way to witness a rise in the amount of container and cargo handled in the current fiscal year, riding on an increase in foreign trade in recent months.
27 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Piled-up import containers congest Ctg port
Slow container delivery from the port created the problem
22 June 2024, 15:03 PM
Private ICDs overwhelmed with export containers
Until June 15, some 15,553 TEUs of export containers were lying at the 21 ICDs, much higher from 8,000 on any regular day
15 June 2024, 14:22 PM
Oceangoing vessels sail past 100 milestone
The number of oceangoing vessels that are Bangladesh-flagged has already gone past 100, a milestone illustrating the country’s noticeable expansion in cargo-carrying capacity.
14 June 2024, 00:40 AM
PCT to begin operations on Monday
Operational activities at the Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) will officially begin on Monday under Saudi operator Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), potentially ushering in a modern era of smart and speedy port operations in the country.
8 June 2024, 16:23 PM
Allocation for transport, energy drops slightly
The government has slightly reduced the allocations for transport and power and energy compared to the outgoing fiscal year.
6 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Cargo delivery from port yards resumes partially
Cargo delivery from the yards at the Chattogram port resumed partially yesterday morning and continued on a limited scale as the impact of cyclone Remal began to wane.
27 May 2024, 18:06 PM
No vessel could come back to jetty for rough sea
Cargo delivery resumed partially, but major operational activities remained suspended
27 May 2024, 12:45 PM
UAE’s AD Ports Group to invest $1 billion to develop Ctg port
The Chittagong Port Authority signs MoU with the Abu Dhabi-based company
16 May 2024, 14:32 PM
MoU with AD Ports today on Bay Terminal project
Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AD Ports Group today regarding the latter’s proposal to implement a portion of the Bay Terminal project.
16 May 2024, 03:07 AM
Hope of seeing my family again kept me going
The incident of Somali pirates capturing MV Abdullah on March 12 was a traumatic event for all crew members, but more so for engine cadet Ayub Khan, the youngest member on board.
15 May 2024, 18:00 PM
MV Abdullah: From horror to a warm embrace
The Chattogram port was filled with sighs of relief as the 23 crew members of MV Abdullah finally reached home yesterday afternoon.
14 May 2024, 18:00 PM
MV Abdullah’s turbulent passage ends
The long wait for the 23 crewmen of MV Abdullah to come home ended as the vessel dropped anchor at Kutubdia around 6:00pm yesterday.
13 May 2024, 18:00 PM
700 TEUs of containers miss shipment at Ctg port
However, workers resumed operations today early morning
11 May 2024, 11:20 AM