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Red Sea tensions raise insurance costs

15 September 2026
Higher import costs are likely to be passed on to consumers
15 September 2026
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Red Sea tensions fuel insurance costs

16 September 2026
Importing food grains, fertiliser and other goods from the Middle East and Europe will become more expensive as war-risk insurance costs rise for vessels using the Red Sea amid escalating fighting along Yemen’s coast.
16 September 2026
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Karnaphuli EPZ: From a defunct steel mill to an export hub

13 September 2026
BEPZA operates eight export processing zones and two economic zones covering 3,550.33 acres
13 September 2026
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Chattogram retains 68th global port ranking

30 August 2026
Chattogram port has retained its 68th position among the world’s 100 busiest container ports for the second consecutive year, despite handling 4 percent more containers in 2025 than in the previous year.
30 August 2026
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Chattogram port remains 68th busiest container port globally

29 August 2026
On Chattogram port, Lloyd's said that growth remained modest
29 August 2026
Chittagong Container Terminal operator

Apart from NCT, race on for two other Ctg port terminals

18 May 2026
UAE’s DP World, Saudi RSGT and two local entities enter competition
18 May 2026
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Govt advances talks with DP World on NCT operations

5 May 2026
The UAE-based company also wants to operate Chittagong Container Terminal
5 May 2026
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Firms trim margins, shrink packs as fuel price hike bites

23 April 2026
Companies are deploying a range of measures to absorb the cost shock without immediately raising retail prices
23 April 2026
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BPC won't sell fuel to Biman on credit

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has decided to stop selling fuel to Biman Bangladesh Airlines on credit from tomorrow as its outstanding dues have hit around Tk 1,600 crore in the last eight years.
30 December 2017
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Radisson wants to serve more people in Chittagong

Radisson Blu Chittagong Bay View is keen to provide its quality products and services at affordable prices to the people of Chittagong,
4 December 2017

Ship collisions at Ctg port raise concerns

Ships have frequently been colliding with each other and running aground at Chittagong port's outer anchorage and approaches for
12 November 2017
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Prices of Indian onion drop in Ctg

For the first time in three weeks, Indian onion prices saw a downtrend at the Khatunganj wholesale hub in Chittagong in the last two days.
9 November 2017

Ctg port buying six cranes at Tk 344cr

The Chittagong Port Authority yesterday struck a deal with a Chinese firm to buy six gantry cranes for Tk 344.92 crore for the New
15 October 2017

Ctg customs to auction off unclaimed food items today

Chittagong customs authorities will auction off about 247 tonnes of apple, fish and other food items today as no importer showed up
14 October 2017

Rice-laden ships stuck for port congestion

A number of rice-laden vessels have started arriving at the Chittagong port but unloading of the staple is being delayed due to
9 October 2017
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Ctg customs dumps 528 tonnes of imported orange, apple, onion

Chittagong Customs authorities yesterday started to dispose of 528 tonnes of imported oranges, apples and onions worth Tk 2.50
25 September 2017
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Importers suffer for a dearth of lighters at Ctg port

A shortage of lighter vessels at the Chittagong port along with landing stations is causing importers to pay extra
18 September 2017
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Ctg port plagued by long queues of vessels

Long queues of berth-seeking container vessels at the outer anchorage continue to plague the Chittagong port although the
13 September 2017

CPA starts constructing new container terminal

Ten years past the making of a container terminal, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is set to inaugurate the construction of a new one today aiming to enhance its capacity to handle the ever-increasing number of vessels and containers.
7 September 2017
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Ctg port faces fresh congestion

Container congestion has resurfaced in the Chittagong port with the storage capacity being exceeded yesterday, the
6 September 2017

Container Handling: Ranking of Ctg port 5-notch up

The Chittagong Port has advanced five steps in terms of annual throughput in 2016, becoming the 71st busiest among the top 100
5 September 2017
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Ctg customs to auction off abandoned cargoes

Chittagong Customs House is set to expedite the auction of abandoned cargoes with a view to clearing the jammed port yards.
23 August 2017

Ctg customs to auction off undelivered apples

The Chittagong Customs House will auction off today around 1.49 lakh kg of fresh apples as the importer did not take delivery of the consignment from the port in due time.
21 August 2017
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Ctg port congestion lingers

Chittagong port's spatial crisis seems no nearer to resolution as import goods-laden containers are now being piled up for failure to timely despatch them to the overflowing 16 inland container depots.
9 August 2017

The journey felt like forever

After loading the container for the whole night, Babul felt so drained he could not keep his eyes open and fell asleep
31 July 2017

Exporters face tight schedule at Ctg port

Amid the ongoing vessel congestion at Chittagong port, garment exporters have been hit with a new problem: the
26 July 2017
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Ctg traders continue to suffer

Waterlogging continued hurting businesses at Khatunganj and Chaktai in the port city yesterday, as tidal wave entered hundreds of shops, godowns and offices in the areas for the third consecutive day.
25 July 2017
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Tidal surge, rains damage Ctg wholesale hubs

Traders in Khatunganj and Chaktai, major wholesale hubs in Chittagong, are staring at losses of about Tk 50 crore after shops were beset by four feet of water yesterday.
23 July 2017

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