Container congestion acute at Ctg port
Chittagong Port is experiencing acute container congestion mainly for slow delivery of cargoes amid Eid vacation.
15 September 2016
Where Fish Lovers Gather
If you are an early riser and want to take a stroll around the port city before it gets busy, you can consider the
25 August 2016
Ctg BNP grapples with rift over committee
The formation of Chittagong city BNP committee has led to discontent within the party as many leaders feel they are not valued in the party.
10 August 2016
Little known about motive, masterminds
Even though two months have passed since the murder of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of police superintendent Babul Akter,
3 August 2016
The art of giving
A passion for helping others developed early on in his life. Although a job holder initially, he later began his business and successfully turned it into a giant company. With time, his giving back to society grew more and more. There was no stopping to Sufi Mohammed
8 June 2016
Pragoti rolls out assembly of Mahindra SUVs
State-owned Pragoti Industries yesterday rolled out its vehicle assembly line after a year of recess for two models of
12 May 2016
Karnaphuli dredging project gets stuck
The capital dredging of the Karnaphuli river, a vital project for the smooth operation of Chittagong port, remains incomplete
11 May 2016
Cargo vessel owners call off strike
Cargo vessel owners yesterday called off their six-day strike after the government pledged to make a fresh wage structure for workers.
2 May 2016
Cargo stalemate at Chittagong port
The outer anchorage of Chittagong port is seeing long queues of ships as offloading of imported goods from these ships has been mostly suspended for the last 10 days due to non-operation of lighter vessels.
30 April 2016
Businesses hit hard
Two vessels carrying over 1,00,000 tonnes of wheat, yellow maize and yellow peas from Argentina and Canada arrived at the outer anchorage of the Chittagong Port in the middle of this month.
29 April 2016
Protest may resume in Banshkhali
Tension prevails in Gondamara union of Banshkhali upazila, where a clash over opposition to a proposed coal-fired
23 April 2016
Regent Textile to build new units
Regent Textile Mills Ltd, a unit of Chittagong-based Habib Group, is set to build two new units, including a textile mill and a garment
12 November 2015
Freight cost on Ctg-Pangaon river route goes up 47pc
The cost of transporting containers on the river route from Chittagong port to Pangaon Inland Container Terminal
31 October 2015
Congestion hits Ctg port
Chittagong port is experiencing container congestion, largely due a slow delivery of cargo due to Eid holidays.
29 September 2015
Saif Powertec to operate two more jetties
The Chittagong Port Authority yesterday appointed Saif Powertec as the container handling operator for two more jetties of its New
23 September 2015
Cargoes pile up at Ctg airport
Large quantities of cargoes sent home by expatriates in the Middle East have been stuck at Shah Amanat International Airport in
1 September 2015
CPA raises storage rents to cut container congestion
Congestion caused by the main line operators' failure to transport containers in time is disrupting operational activity at Chittagong port.
11 August 2015
Tidal surge shuts commodity hubs in Ctg
Traders at Khatunganj and Chaktai, two major wholesale hubs of commodities, have been counting losses for tidal surges in the last three days following Cyclone Komen and incessant rains last week.
2 August 2015
Confiscate Goods Hill
To them the Goods Hill, the mansion of war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, is a symbol of horror, a place where many were killed and brutally tortured. The mere sight of the house sends shivers down the spine of the victims even today.
29 July 2015
Rain slows Ctg port
Incessant rains over the last three days have disrupted the unloading of imported goods from large cargo vessels at the outer anchorage
25 July 2015