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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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Little known about motive, masterminds

Even though two months have passed since the murder of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of police superintendent Babul Akter,
3 August 2016
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The art of giving

A passion for helping others developed early on in his life. Although a job holder initially, he later began his business and successfully turned it into a giant company. With time, his giving back to society grew more and more. There was no stopping to Sufi Mohammed
8 June 2016
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Pragoti rolls out assembly of Mahindra SUVs

State-owned Pragoti Industries yesterday rolled out its vehicle assembly line after a year of recess for two models of
12 May 2016
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Karnaphuli dredging project gets stuck

The capital dredging of the Karnaphuli river, a vital project for the smooth operation of Chittagong port, remains incomplete
11 May 2016

Cargo vessel owners call off strike

Cargo vessel owners yesterday called off their six-day strike after the government pledged to make a fresh wage structure for workers.
2 May 2016
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Cargo stalemate at Chittagong port

The outer anchorage of Chittagong port is seeing long queues of ships as offloading of imported goods from these ships has been mostly suspended for the last 10 days due to non-operation of lighter vessels.
30 April 2016
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Businesses hit hard

Two vessels carrying over 1,00,000 tonnes of wheat, yellow maize and yellow peas from Argentina and Canada arrived at the outer anchorage of the Chittagong Port in the middle of this month.
29 April 2016

Protest may resume in Banshkhali

Tension prevails in Gondamara union of Banshkhali upazila, where a clash over opposition to a proposed coal-fired
23 April 2016
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Regent Textile to build new units

Regent Textile Mills Ltd, a unit of Chittagong-based Habib Group, is set to build two new units, including a textile mill and a garment
12 November 2015

Freight cost on Ctg-Pangaon river route goes up 47pc

The cost of transporting containers on the river route from Chittagong port to Pangaon Inland Container Terminal
31 October 2015

Congestion hits Ctg port

Chittagong port is experiencing container congestion, largely due a slow delivery of cargo due to Eid holidays.
29 September 2015

Saif Powertec to operate two more jetties

The Chittagong Port Authority yesterday appointed Saif Powertec as the container handling operator for two more jetties of its New
23 September 2015

Cargoes pile up at Ctg airport

Large quantities of cargoes sent home by expatriates in the Middle East have been stuck at Shah Amanat International Airport in
1 September 2015

CPA raises storage rents to cut container congestion

Congestion caused by the main line operators' failure to transport containers in time is disrupting operational activity at Chittagong port.
11 August 2015
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Tidal surge shuts commodity hubs in Ctg

Traders at Khatunganj and Chaktai, two major wholesale hubs of commodities, have been counting losses for tidal surges in the last three days following Cyclone Komen and incessant rains last week.
2 August 2015
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Confiscate Goods Hill

To them the Goods Hill, the mansion of war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, is a symbol of horror, a place where many were killed and brutally tortured. The mere sight of the house sends shivers down the spine of the victims even today.
29 July 2015

Rain slows Ctg port

Incessant rains over the last three days have disrupted the unloading of imported goods from large cargo vessels at the outer anchorage
25 July 2015

Congestion hits Ctg port

Chittagong port has been facing vessel congestion over the last few weeks, delaying berthing schedules to many ships waiting at the
21 July 2015

Foreign crewmen forced to bribe immigration officials for passes

Foreign shipping crewmen are facing troubles in obtaining passes to get out of Chittagong port as they have refused to meet the illegal demands of some immigration officials.
15 July 2015

Work awarded within 16 days of bidding

The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) yesterday appointed Saif Powertec Limited and two other firms as operators for handling containers in two jetties of its New Mooring
25 June 2015

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