Benapole Land Port
Land port exports slide as imports climb; MPs seek details of India trade deals
Exports through Bangladesh's 17 land ports fell to about 9.65 lakh tonnes in FY2025-26 while imports rose to 1.64 crore tonnes.
Mongla Port
Coal-laden lighter sinks after collision near Mongla; all nine crew survive
MV Phulbari, carrying about 1,200 tonnes of coal, went down after being hit by an oil tanker; the port's main channel was not affected.
Payra Port
Foreign ship calls at Payra plunge to 29 in a year, parliamentary report shows
A House committee report blames a silting channel, distant customs and weak road links for the sharp drop from a peak of 123 ships two years ago.
Interviews & Opinion
Dredging alone won’t fix Bangladesh’s ports, marine engineer argues
A new commentary calls for sediment science, lifecycle costing and a national port strategy to 2050 to make Chattogram, Matarbari and Payra work.
Chattogram Port
Chattogram Customs begins phased shift to Agrabad’s World Trade Centre
Seven assessment groups moved first on 1 November; full operations from the temporary site are targeted for the first week of December.
Chattogram Port
Saif Powertec gets three more weeks at CCT as Chattogram port searches for new operator
The port authority has kept the local operator on past its contract end so the Chittagong Container Terminal keeps running while a successor is chosen.
Chattogram Port
Parliamentary body urges Chattogram, Mongla and Payra ports to clear long-pending audit objections
The committee on government undertakings called for transparency, faster auction of unclaimed cargo, and action if losses are found in Mongla and Payra projects.
Chattogram Port
Bangladesh Railway to study rail links for every Chattogram port terminal
A Tk 93 crore World Bank-funded study will assess rail connections to existing and future terminals to cut the port's dependence on roads.
