Strike fallout: Backlog at Ctg port may take a week to clear
Queues of goods-carrying vehicles stretched nearly 20km by early hours of yesterday
20 October 2025, 18:49 PM
Strikes at Ctg port end but leave scars
Ships leave half-empty, import deliveries fall
19 October 2025, 18:09 PM
Closure of Pacific Jeans factories may hurt overall denim exports
The export of denim products from Bangladesh is expected to face significant disruption as the country’s largest denim manufacturer, Pacific Jeans Group, has indefinitely shut down all eight of its factories in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) following days of violent worker protests.
18 October 2025, 18:41 PM
Ctg port fee hike: Transport owners’ indefinite strike halts cargo
Transport of import and export cargo as well as containers to and from Chattogram port came to a standstill since yesterday morning as transport owners enforced a wildcat strike for an indefinite period protesting a fourfold hike in vehicle entry fee by the authority.
18 October 2025, 18:25 PM
Factory gutted in CEPZ blaze lacked fire safety
The eight-storey factory building at the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), which was completely destroyed in a massive fire on Thursday afternoon, had structural flaws and lacked a mandatory fire safety plan, according to fire service officials.
17 October 2025, 22:00 PM
Factory gutted in CEPZ blaze lacked fire safety
Say officials; fire brought under control after 17 hours
17 October 2025, 16:05 PM
Port tariff hike sparks ripple effects
The situation would be aggravated by a 60 percent charge hike by the inland container depots
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Shipping line raises fees after Ctg port tariff hike
The government announced a 41 percent average increase in service charges on September 14
7 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Crane accident hampers container handling at Chittagong port
Container handling at Chittagong port has been badly hampered for the last four days following an accident during the berthing of a vessel at a jetty on June 25 which left two gantry cranes damaged.
29 June 2017, 18:00 PM
It ruins a family
Nazrul Islam came back home around five months ago from Muscat after hearing the news of his father's death.
14 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Rains take toll on Khatunganj trade
Traders in Khatunganj and Chaktai, two major wholesale hubs for commodities, suffered losses as their stocks of goods were
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Sugar prices rise in Ctg markets
Sugar prices have gone up in most of the kitchen markets in the port city because of a supply crunch in the Khatunganj wholesale
28 May 2017, 18:00 PM
In protest, in high spirits
Full of high spirits, the students of Institute of Fine Arts (IFA) at Chittagong University will carry on with their Pahela Baishakh
13 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Hanjin's 1,057 empty containers to be sold off
Chittagong Port Authority is set to auction off 1,057 empty containers of Hanjin Shipping Lines to collect unpaid fees amounting to upwards of Tk 70 crore.
3 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Wheat import to hit record high this year
Bangladesh's wheat imports are expected to hit a record high this fiscal year on the back of increasing domestic demand and stable international price.
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Fake firms import 15 consignments, face no scanning at port
The importer whose two consignments were seized at Chittagong Port on Sunday for carrying contraband products had taken delivery of 15 consignments in 11 months without facing the mandatory scanning.
8 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Wholesale prices of edible oil fall in Khatunganj
Edible oil prices declined by nearly 6 percent at the wholesale markets in Khatunganj, a trading hub in the port city,
25 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Ctg port faces lengthy container congestion
Chittagong Port has been facing problems in clearing imported containers, particularly those imported by single
20 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Honesty proves costly for him
Clearing and forwarding (C&F) agents, who have long been accustomed to paying “speed money” at Chittagong Custom House, had a
25 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh has huge potential in hospitality
Bangladesh has huge potential in the hospitality industry as the sector has started to follow international standards, said Robin Edwards, the newly appointed general manager of Radisson Blu Chittagong Bay View.
7 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Lighter vessel fare to rise 19pc
Owners of lighter vessels announced that the fare for transporting per tonne of imported goods on inland water routes will be increased
19 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Container Operators Postpone Strike: Huge loss for businesses
The strike by the owners and workers of prime movers and trailers was postponed yesterday but it has already caused the export and import industries a huge loss.
30 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Ctg port faces deadlock in strike fallout
The Chittagong port is experiencing record container congestion owing to non-operation of long vehicles that carry loaded and empty containers to and from the harbour for the last four days.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Container congestion acute at Ctg port
Chittagong Port is experiencing acute container congestion mainly for slow delivery of cargoes amid Eid vacation.
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Where Fish Lovers Gather
If you are an early riser and want to take a stroll around the port city before it gets busy, you can consider the
25 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Ctg BNP grapples with rift over committee
The formation of Chittagong city BNP committee has led to discontent within the party as many leaders feel they are not valued in the party.
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM