Red Sea tensions raise insurance costs
15 September 2026
Higher import costs are likely to be passed on to consumers
15 September 2026
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
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
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
Chattogram port remains 68th busiest container port globally
29 August 2026
On Chattogram port, Lloyd's said that growth remained modest
29 August 2026
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
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
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
Rough weather halts unloading of goods at Ctg port
Unloading of imported goods from cargo vessels at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port has remained almost suspended for the last three days due to rain and rough sea, leaving consignees staring at huge overstaying charges.
24 June 2015
Open sale at Dhaka and Chittagong shops raises concern
Sodium cyclamate, a harmful artificial sweetener, is still being sold by chemical shops in Dhaka and Chittagong, despite a 2006 ban on its imports and use.
14 June 2015
Ctg port sees record container handling
Container handling at the country's premier seaport marked a new record in the month of May.
1 June 2015
Commodity prices rise in Ctg ahead of Ramadan
Prices of many Ramadan essentials have increased both in retail and wholesale markets in Chittagong ahead of the holy month despite a rise in imports in the past four months.
20 May 2015
Ctg port sees record container handling
Chittagong port handled a record amount of container in April in the port's 38 years of operations since 1977.
2 May 2015
Chittagong city polls: BNP-backed mayor candidate Manjur Alam quits race, politics
In a shocking move, BNP-backed Manjur Alam pulled out from the mayoral race a few hours after the polling started in Chittagong City
28 April 2015
Mohiuddin Chy not impressed
Awami League leader ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, who failed to get party support for the April 28 mayoral run, expressed his
22 April 2015
Nasir plans big for Ctg
Plagued by perennial problems, Dhaka and Chittagong -- our two major cities -- go to polls on April 28. What will a mayoral hopeful do to solve those problems if elected?
10 April 2015
Downpour pushes Ctg city under water again
Chittagong city residents had to wade through waterlogged streets yesterday as most of the roads were submerged by rainwater
6 April 2015
Pangaon terminal still shunned by businesses
Despite being free of risks of arson, businesses are shunning the river route to transport goods to and from Chittagong port via the
12 March 2015