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APM Terminals begins construction of $550m Laldia terminal
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Maersk wants to invest in Bangladesh’s shipbuilding
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Customs seize Khulna-bound imported board in Old Dhaka
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29 August 2026 Business
Ctg customs house begins destroying 126 containers of expired goods
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25 August 2026 Business
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24 August 2026 Business
Withdraw bond facility for 10-30 count yarn imports: textile millers
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20 August 2026 Business

CPA calls for ministry’s intervention as port rate row deepens

Shipping agents, berth operators deadlocked over Tk 205 rate hike
12 April 2025

Chittagong Chamber wants widening of tax net

The CCCI submitted 114 proposals for the upcoming budget
10 April 2025

Bangladesh poised to become top global apparel exporter: Kihak Sung

The founder of Korean EPZ praises the steps taken by the chief adviser
10 April 2025

Renata launched 13 products in Europe, Australia, Canada, UK in 2024

The pharmaceuticals will be commercialised under Renata’s branding
8 April 2025

Poll venue shifted to avert unwanted situation

A group of outsiders led allegedly by a few BNP leaders announced resisting the upcoming election of BSAA
6 April 2025

Container deliveries yet to return to normalcy at Ctg port

Chattogram port is seeing a backlog in import container delivery as many businesses are yet to collect their cargo despite five days having passed since the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday..Although the country’s premier seaport remained fully operational during the holiday, the expected benefits coul
6 April 2025

Poor navigability hits Payra Port though Tk 6,500cr spent on dredging

Mother vessels can no longer berth directly at Payra
29 March 2025

CPA, shipping ministry staff to get Tk 60,000 bonus

The shipping ministry has approved a special incentive bonus of Tk 60,000 for all categories of employees of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and the ministry for achieving record cargo and container handling at the port.
25 March 2025

Tension over election of Shipping Agents Association

Tension surrounds the upcoming biennial election of the Bangladesh Shipping Agents Association (BSAA), scheduled to be held next month, as a group of outsider pro-BNP business leaders are allegedly pressuring for the selection of an unelected committee comprising their chosen members.
25 March 2025

Payra Port a painful burden on economy

The Payra Port, a seaport located in the southern coastal district of Patuakhali, has become a "painful abscess" on the country's economy, Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud said yesterday.
23 March 2025

Ctg port links with Indo-Pacific maritime information sharing platform

As part of the initiative, the CPA arranged an 11-day training on the use of the IORIS platform
19 March 2025

Eid sales gaining momentum in Chattogram

Shopping malls, footpaths abuzz with shoppers
19 March 2025

Tk 721 crore remittance case settled for just Tk 15,543 in taxes

SM Faruqi Hasan, founding president of the Ontario unit of the Awami League, is involved in the case
19 March 2025

Fu-Wang Foods’ workers protest demanding bonus, arrears

They blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for an hour, now protesting in front of the factory
18 March 2025

Private ICDs revise charges for Patenga terminal bound containers

Owners of private inland container depots (ICDs) have revised tariffs for three types of services related to handling containers to and from Patenga Container Terminal, a privately operated terminal of Chattogram port.
15 March 2025

Syed Manzur Elahi: a visionary entrepreneur and nation-builder

Syed Manzur Elahi was one of Bangladesh’s most distinguished industrialists and entrepreneurs.
12 March 2025

Mongla port to get Tk 4,000cr equipment from China

The government is set to purchase various equipment for Mongla port, Bangladesh's second-largest seaport, from China under a government-to-government arrangement for Tk 4,046 crore.
11 March 2025

No more advance tax on import of cancer drug raw materials

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted advance tax on the import of raw materials used to manufacture cancer drugs, according to a notification issued earlier this month.
11 March 2025

India withdraws export ban on 100% broken rice

The world’s largest rice exporter has revoked the ban to reduce its domestic stockpile
11 March 2025

Square Pharma chairman to buy over Tk 32cr shares

Samuel S Chowdhury, chairman of Square Pharmaceuticals, yesterday expressed his willingness to purchase 15 lakh shares of the company, valued at over Tk 32 crore at the current market price.
10 March 2025