The port of Mongla will be in South Asia Regional modern trade hub

Monir Hossain : With the start of the new fiscal year, Mongla of the second seaport of the country is moving forward with the continuity of success. The whole port area is now taking place. If the port authorities hope that the ship is increasing, the foreign ship will be recorded in this fiscal year. According to a responsible source by the port authorities, the current interim government has adopted a new plan on the port of Mongla. Soon the port of Mongla will be introduced to South Asia as a hub of regional and modern trade. The government's discussion...

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Monir Hossain : With the start of the new fiscal year, Mongla of the second seaport of the country is moving forward with the continuity of success. The whole port area is now taking place. If the port authorities hope that the ship is increasing, the foreign ship will be recorded in this fiscal year. According to a responsible source by the port authorities, the current interim government has adopted a new plan on the port of Mongla. Soon the port of Mongla will be introduced to South Asia as a hub of regional and modern trade. The government’s discussion with foreign investors continues to make this port a more profitable port.

The source added that China is showing a lot of interest in the port of Mongla. With the help of the world economy, some development projects of Mongla port will be implemented with the help of China. Therefore, if the government has taken the implementation to increase the capacity of this port, it will be a hub of regional and modern trade in South Asia. Rear Admiral Shaheen Rahman, chairman of the Mongla Port Authority, said that currently 60 percent of the total capacity of the port is being used. We have already started work to exploit the capacity of the port.

Hopefully I will get the benefit quickly. The top official of the port also said that if the port is used 100 percent, the arrival of 1500 foreign commercial ships, 1 lakh TUs containers, 2 million metric tons of cargo handling, import of 20,000 recondition cars and revenue of Tk 600 crore a year. Besides, there will be widespread employment of the people of the region. Deputy Director (Public Relations) of the Port Authority. Makruzzaman said a total of 85 ships were anchored at the port in the first 39 days of the current fiscal year. A total of 528 cars were imported through Mongla port last July. The container handling was 5 thousand 5 TUs. Cargo has been handling 6 lakh 50 thousand metric tons.

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