APM Terminals, a subsidiary of Danish shipping group AP Møller-Maersk, yesterday began construction of Laldia Container Terminal in Chattogram, a project expected to increase the capacity of Chattogram port and improve its efficiency of cargo handling.

Eminent economist and activist Anu Muhammad yesterday questioned why the interim government handed over two terminals to two foreign operators with just a few months left of its tenure.

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