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
Beginning of partial operation of Patenga Container Terminal to face delay
The beginning of partial operation of the newly built Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) is going to face delay as some required procedures, including the import of equipment and securing of legal clearances, are yet to be completed.
24 April 2024, 01:57 AM
Still haunted
Having been a hostage by Somali pirates for 33 days was so terrifying for a young general steward of hijacked ship MV Abdullah that he is not only scared to travel back home on the same ship, but is also considering a break from the mariner’s job.
21 April 2024, 18:00 PM
MV Abdullah en route to UAE
Previous experience of KSRM Group officials in dealing with Somalian pirates during the hijack of MV Jahan Moni in 2010 helped them secure the release of MV Abdullah and its 23 crew members through successful negotiations.
15 April 2024, 18:00 PM
MV Abdullah crewmen en route to UAE
The Daily Star spoke to the family members of one crew member to find out how the events unfolded
14 April 2024, 06:16 AM
'There will be Eid again when we’ll reunite with our family'
Says a sailor of MV Abdullah from captivity
11 April 2024, 09:43 AM
MV Abdullah: 18 crew members want to get off at UAE once pirates release them
Says crew's family members
9 April 2024, 16:21 PM
Hijacked MV Abdullah: ‘No Eid joy for us this year’
This year’s Eid will be one of desolation for the families of the 23 crew members held hostage by the Somali pirates who have hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah.
8 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Management of the port enters new era
In December, a historic deal marked the start of a new era for port management across the country as Bangladesh welcomed its first foreign port operator.
22 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Chattogram Port: From archaic anchorage to modern marvel
If you get a chance to take a stroll inside the present-day terminal of Chattogram Port, a world of mechanical marvels awaits.
22 March 2024, 18:00 PM
MV Abdullah: Pirates make first contact 9 days after hijacking ship
Nine days after the hijacking of Bangladeshi bulk career MV Abdullah, pirates yesterday made first contact with the ship’s owning firm KSRM Group through a third party.
20 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Hijacked MV Abdullah: Team engaged to resolve crisis
The pirates who hijacked the Bangladeshi bulk career MV Abdullah were yet to contact the ship’s owning firm or any third party for ransom as of yesterday.
16 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Hijacked MV Abdullah: Pirates take it further north of Somali coast
The pirates took the Bangladesh-flagged ship 45 to 50 nautical miles to the north and anchored it 4 nautical miles off the coast of Godobjiran town of Somalia yesterday evening.
15 March 2024, 18:00 PM
‘No one feels good at gunpoint’
The hostages on board the hijacked Bangladesh-flagged ship were taken to their cabins from the bridge after the pirates anchored the vessel as dawn broke over the Somali port of Garacad.
14 March 2024, 18:00 PM
'Maa, we are fine. Don’t worry'
Hijacked ship’s crew member tells his mother over phone
14 March 2024, 14:04 PM
Pirates allowing crew to stay in cabins
Says a crew member of the hijacked ship in a voice message sent to his brother
14 March 2024, 13:02 PM
Hijacked ship sailing fast to Somali shores
Neither the government nor the firm that owns the Bangladesh-flagged ship hijacked with 23 crew members has been able to contact the hostages or pirates as of last night.
13 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Laldia container terminal project gains momentum
AP Moller Maersk, a Danish shipping and logistics company, will likely invest between $300 and $400 million for constructing the Laldia container terminal at Chattogram Port, according to project officials.
13 March 2024, 00:53 AM
Robbery rate drops in Chattogram port
Armed robberies of domestic and foreign vessels coming into the Chattogram port decreased sharply in the concluding year, according to two international organisations.
5 February 2024, 18:30 PM
Bangladeshi vessels start avoiding Red Sea amid rising tension
Govt guidelines issued for ships using the route
3 February 2024, 13:45 PM
Dispute over lighter vessel allocation rages on
A section of lighter vessel operators and cargo agents in Bangladesh are not accepting the interim solution for allocating ships to transport import cargo from Chattogram port via inland waterways, citing preferential treatment in the selection process.
27 January 2024, 18:00 PM