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
Maiden logistics job fair opens eyes to new horizon
Mushfiqa Zarin Siddiqa, a final year BBA student at a private university in Chattogram who is majoring in human resource management, had a very limited idea about her career prospects.
7 May 2024, 03:00 AM
Handover of 500 acres of land for Bay Terminal at final stage
In three separate letters, the Chattogram district administration yesterday instructed the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) to deposit the land lease charges with the Bangladesh Bank and send copies of the respective receipts to its office.
3 May 2024, 00:47 AM
Govt formulates maiden logistics policy
The policy aims to ensure a reduction in delays and costs by achieving efficiency in overall logistics services, including production, storage, transportation, shipping and release, and distribution of products, within competitive cut-off times based on regional and international standards.
1 May 2024, 00:11 AM
Beginning of partial operation of Patenga Container Terminal to face delay
The beginning of partial operation of the newly built Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) is going to face delay as some required procedures, including the import of equipment and securing of legal clearances, are yet to be completed.
24 April 2024, 01:57 AM
Still haunted
Having been a hostage by Somali pirates for 33 days was so terrifying for a young general steward of hijacked ship MV Abdullah that he is not only scared to travel back home on the same ship, but is also considering a break from the mariner’s job.
21 April 2024, 18:00 PM
MV Abdullah en route to UAE
Previous experience of KSRM Group officials in dealing with Somalian pirates during the hijack of MV Jahan Moni in 2010 helped them secure the release of MV Abdullah and its 23 crew members through successful negotiations.
15 April 2024, 18:00 PM
MV Abdullah crewmen en route to UAE
The Daily Star spoke to the family members of one crew member to find out how the events unfolded
14 April 2024, 06:16 AM
'There will be Eid again when we’ll reunite with our family'
Says a sailor of MV Abdullah from captivity
11 April 2024, 09:43 AM
MV Abdullah: 18 crew members want to get off at UAE once pirates release them
Says crew's family members
9 April 2024, 16:21 PM
Hijacked MV Abdullah: ‘No Eid joy for us this year’
This year’s Eid will be one of desolation for the families of the 23 crew members held hostage by the Somali pirates who have hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah.
8 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Management of the port enters new era
In December, a historic deal marked the start of a new era for port management across the country as Bangladesh welcomed its first foreign port operator.
22 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Chattogram Port: From archaic anchorage to modern marvel
If you get a chance to take a stroll inside the present-day terminal of Chattogram Port, a world of mechanical marvels awaits.
22 March 2024, 18:00 PM
MV Abdullah: Pirates make first contact 9 days after hijacking ship
Nine days after the hijacking of Bangladeshi bulk career MV Abdullah, pirates yesterday made first contact with the ship’s owning firm KSRM Group through a third party.
20 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Hijacked MV Abdullah: Team engaged to resolve crisis
The pirates who hijacked the Bangladeshi bulk career MV Abdullah were yet to contact the ship’s owning firm or any third party for ransom as of yesterday.
16 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Hijacked MV Abdullah: Pirates take it further north of Somali coast
The pirates took the Bangladesh-flagged ship 45 to 50 nautical miles to the north and anchored it 4 nautical miles off the coast of Godobjiran town of Somalia yesterday evening.
15 March 2024, 18:00 PM
‘No one feels good at gunpoint’
The hostages on board the hijacked Bangladesh-flagged ship were taken to their cabins from the bridge after the pirates anchored the vessel as dawn broke over the Somali port of Garacad.
14 March 2024, 18:00 PM
'Maa, we are fine. Don’t worry'
Hijacked ship’s crew member tells his mother over phone
14 March 2024, 14:04 PM
Pirates allowing crew to stay in cabins
Says a crew member of the hijacked ship in a voice message sent to his brother
14 March 2024, 13:02 PM
Hijacked ship sailing fast to Somali shores
Neither the government nor the firm that owns the Bangladesh-flagged ship hijacked with 23 crew members has been able to contact the hostages or pirates as of last night.
13 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Laldia container terminal project gains momentum
AP Moller Maersk, a Danish shipping and logistics company, will likely invest between $300 and $400 million for constructing the Laldia container terminal at Chattogram Port, according to project officials.
13 March 2024, 00:53 AM