Chattogram Port
Will foreign firms run all four Chattogram container terminals?
After DP World's NCT deal, a shipping ministry letter has started the process of appointing an operator for the Chittagong Container Terminal, The Daily Star reports, with Red Sea Gateway named as a possible candidate.
Payra Port
Background: planning adviser called Payra port a ‘poisonous boil’ for the economy in 2025
Reported in March 2025: after an ECNEC meeting, then Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud said the project was 'theoretically a bad project' because the channel needs year-round dredging.
Payra Port
Silt forces Payra’s coal ships to unload at Chattogram as foreign calls plunge
Only 17 foreign mother vessels called at Payra in the first half of FY26, against 85 in FY25, as the Rabnabad channel silted to about 6.5 metres, The Business Standard reported.
Payra Port
Payra to get maintenance dredging and two new dredgers to restore Rabnabad channel
The shipping minister told parliament on 10 June 2026 that a revised project for Rabnabad channel dredging and two trailing suction hopper dredgers is under review.
Mongla Port
Mongla handles record 17,387 TEUs in first half of FY2025-26
Twenty-eight container vessels brought a record 17,387 TEUs to Mongla between July and December 2025, while 440 overseas vessels called at the port.
Mongla Port
Mongla positions itself as a regional transit hub as FY25 profit triples target
Reported in December 2025: Mongla's FY2024-25 net profit of Tk 62.10 crore was more than three times its target, and the port is building road, river and rail links to serve neighbouring regions.
Mongla Port
Bangladesh signs $335.78m China Exim loan for two Mongla container terminals
The 20-year loan at 2% interest, signed on 10 October 2026, will fund two container terminals and yards at Mongla, targeted for completion in December 2028.
Mongla Port
Mongla port posts record Tk 387.95 crore revenue in FY2025-26
Mongla beat its revenue target by Tk 40.08 crore, handled 29,714 TEUs (up 38.5%) and 12.25 million tonnes of cargo, according to port authority chairman Rear Admiral Arif Ahmed Mostafa.
