Four mobile container scanners lie idle for nearly 2yrs

The four mobile container scanners donated by China to speed up the trade process have been lying idle for nearly
10 January 2018

Port users call for lifting vehicle's weight limit

Chittagong port users and importers yesterday called for withdrawal of vehicle's weight limit set by the government on goods
3 January 2018

Congestion pulls down growth rate to five-year low

Chittagong port handled about 2.56 million twenty-foot equivalent units of import, export and empty containers last year, up 9.36
1 January 2018

Govt earns Tk 111cr from land ports: minister

The government earned Tk 111 crore in revenues from the country's land ports this year, much higher from Tk 28 crore in 2009,
30 December 2017

Imported apple, ginger find no takers at auction

Chittagong Customs House has set another date to auction off 93 tonnes of unclaimed apple and ginger after none
20 December 2017

Tamabil Land Port inaugurated in Sylhet

Much-awaited Tamabil Land Port is inaugurated along Gowainghat border in Sylhet which is expected to boost country’s business with Indian states of Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland and Assam.
27 October 2017

Thailand probes ‘massive port authority scam’ involving 560 employees

Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) discovers graft scam involving 560 employees including many high-ranking officials of the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) and cost between US$9 million and US$12 million.
23 August 2017

Cement clinker-laden lighter vessel sinks in Bagerhat

A lighter vessel carrying 800 tonnes of cement clinkers capsizes in Pashur River along the Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
5 June 2017

Silo near Mongla port to open soon

The grain silo near Mongla port is set to become operational by the end of this month, enabling the food directorate to unload imported
10 October 2016

China to merge 3 cargo airlines to create Asia leader

China will merge its three biggest freight airlines and build the combined entity into Asia's largest air cargo operator, a top aviation
25 June 2015

Turmoil batters car importers

More than 6,000 cars are stranded at ports amid importers' reluctance to take delivery of the vehicles fearing vandalism on way to their final destinations.
18 February 2015

Indian cargo ships ply in Bangladesh

Indian cargo ships ply in the Bangladesh territory under "the protocol on inland water transit and trade", signed between Bangladesh and India, Shipping Minister MK Anwar told the Jatiya
8 July 1991