Dwaipayan Barua

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.

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.

Tension prevails in Gondamara union of Banshkhali upazila, where a clash over opposition to a proposed coal-fired

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

The cost of transporting containers on the river route from Chittagong port to Pangaon Inland Container Terminal

Chittagong port is experiencing container congestion, largely due a slow delivery of cargo due to Eid holidays.

The Chittagong Port Authority yesterday appointed Saif Powertec as the container handling operator for two more jetties of its New

Large quantities of cargoes sent home by expatriates in the Middle East have been stuck at Shah Amanat International Airport in

Congestion caused by the main line operators' failure to transport containers in time is disrupting operational activity at Chittagong port.

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.

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.

Incessant rains over the last three days have disrupted the unloading of imported goods from large cargo vessels at the outer anchorage

Chittagong port has been facing vessel congestion over the last few weeks, delaying berthing schedules to many ships waiting at the

Foreign shipping crewmen are facing troubles in obtaining passes to get out of Chittagong port as they have refused to meet the illegal demands of some immigration officials.

The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) yesterday appointed Saif Powertec Limited and two other firms as operators for handling containers in two jetties of its New Mooring

Unloading of imported goods from cargo vessels at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port has remained almost suspended for the last three days due to rain and rough sea, leaving consignees staring at huge overstaying charges.

Sodium cyclamate, a harmful artificial sweetener, is still being sold by chemical shops in Dhaka and Chittagong, despite a 2006 ban on its imports and use.

Container handling at the country's premier seaport marked a new record in the month of May.

Prices of many Ramadan essentials have increased both in retail and wholesale markets in Chittagong ahead of the holy month despite a rise in imports in the past four months.

Chittagong port handled a record amount of container in April in the port's 38 years of operations since 1977.