A major project gets finally gets the go-ahead to expand and modernise Mongla seaport with enhanced container-handling capacity under a plan to upgrade it to a regional shipping hub.
The Mongla Port Authority, under the Ministry of Shipping, will implement the project by December 2028 at a total cost of over 4.07 billion that includes a loan of about Tk 3.56 billion.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in a meeting held at the NEC auditorium in Dhaka with Chief Adviser of the post-uprising government Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair gave approval for this one and 12 other projects.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud emphasised the port’s geopolitical significance and said the government is committed to developing Mongla Port into a regional hub by strengthening its container-handling infrastructure.
“This project has been undertaken after thorough review while China would finance most of the project cost,” he said about the long-envisaged port project.
In response to a question, he said international trade could be expanded further with Bhutan, Nepal and China with the expansion of container-handling capacity through implementation of this project.বিস্তারিত