18 cargo vessels fined at Ctg port

The drive was conducted from the main jetty area of the port to Shah Amanat Bridge point.

CPA magistrate Mohammad Munir Chowdhury led the drive in cooperation with the Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP).

The vessels were fined for illegally anchoring on the way of foreign vessels and for over loading and tax evasion, sources said. Some were fined for illegal entry to Chittagong port channel and for risky movement at the channel, sources added.