Dwaipayan Barua

Debates over leasing NCT to foreign operator intensifying

The debate over whether to lease out the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at Chittagong Port to a foreign operator is intensifying, with political parties, including the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and left-leaning groups, uniting in opposition.

8h ago

How Chattogram built its economic legacy

Picture a crowded harbour where the salty seabreeze carries whispers of far-off lands, where merchants of all creed and caste haggle over silks and spices, and where towering ships of all varieties – Chinese junks, Arab dhows, and Portuguese carracks – sway gently in the waters of the Bay of Bengal.

3d ago

Swift action, long-term plans can offset US tariff shock

The US government’s recent announcement to hike the tariff on Bangladeshi goods by an additional 37 percent has already begun affecting the country’s readymade garment (RMG) industry, according to a leading denim exporter.

2w ago

Concerns grow over appointing foreign operator

Concerns are increasingly being voiced over the Chattogram port’s largest terminal, New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), being leased out to a foreign operator, as the interim government furthers the initiative undertaken by the previous Awami League government.

3w ago

Workers, parties oppose handover of Ctg container terminal to foreign operator

Constructed at a cost of Tk 2,000 crore, the terminal was completed by the Chittagong Port Authority in 2007

3w ago

Deal signed for constructing Matarbari deep-sea port

After a long wait, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) finally signed a deal yesterday with a Japanese joint venture to construct a terminal for a deep-sea port at Cox’s Bazar’s Matarbari, some 350 kilometres southeast of capital Dhaka.

3w ago

Matarbari all set to sign deal for two jetties

The long-awaited journey towards Bangladesh’s first deep-sea port at Matarbari in Cox’s Bazar is finally approaching a major milestone.

1m ago

Matarbari all set to sign deal for two jetties

The contract will be signed on April 22 under the phase 1 of the Matarbari Port Development Project

1m ago
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025

Debates over leasing NCT to foreign operator intensifying

The debate over whether to lease out the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at Chittagong Port to a foreign operator is intensifying, with political parties, including the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and left-leaning groups, uniting in opposition.

May 17, 2025
May 17, 2025

How Chattogram built its economic legacy

Picture a crowded harbour where the salty seabreeze carries whispers of far-off lands, where merchants of all creed and caste haggle over silks and spices, and where towering ships of all varieties – Chinese junks, Arab dhows, and Portuguese carracks – sway gently in the waters of the Bay of Bengal.

May 4, 2025
May 4, 2025

Swift action, long-term plans can offset US tariff shock

The US government’s recent announcement to hike the tariff on Bangladeshi goods by an additional 37 percent has already begun affecting the country’s readymade garment (RMG) industry, according to a leading denim exporter.

April 27, 2025
April 27, 2025

Concerns grow over appointing foreign operator

Concerns are increasingly being voiced over the Chattogram port’s largest terminal, New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), being leased out to a foreign operator, as the interim government furthers the initiative undertaken by the previous Awami League government.

April 26, 2025
April 26, 2025

Workers, parties oppose handover of Ctg container terminal to foreign operator

Constructed at a cost of Tk 2,000 crore, the terminal was completed by the Chittagong Port Authority in 2007

April 23, 2025
April 23, 2025

Deal signed for constructing Matarbari deep-sea port

After a long wait, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) finally signed a deal yesterday with a Japanese joint venture to construct a terminal for a deep-sea port at Cox’s Bazar’s Matarbari, some 350 kilometres southeast of capital Dhaka.

April 20, 2025
April 20, 2025

Matarbari all set to sign deal for two jetties

The long-awaited journey towards Bangladesh’s first deep-sea port at Matarbari in Cox’s Bazar is finally approaching a major milestone.

April 19, 2025
April 19, 2025

Matarbari all set to sign deal for two jetties

The contract will be signed on April 22 under the phase 1 of the Matarbari Port Development Project

April 17, 2025
April 17, 2025

Bay Terminal project inches forward

After seeing very little progress over the past one and a half years, the Bay Terminal project at the Chattogram port is expected to gain momentum as a development project proposal (DPP) for three crucial components is expected to be placed soon.

April 13, 2025
April 13, 2025

CPA calls for ministry’s intervention as port rate row deepens

The feud between shipping agents and berth operators over increasing the onboard container handling rate has remained unresolved for over three months now, despite repeated attempts by the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA).