Bangladesh News » Chittagong News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Economy: Why has Bangladesh scrapped Chittagong SEZ land deal with India and transferred it to China | Explained
New Delhi: Amid escalating tensions between India and Bangladesh, Dhaka has cancelled the Indian Economic Zone project in Mirsharai, Chattogram, and reallocated the site to China for drone ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Economy: Bangladesh Railway Plans Chattogram Port Rail Network
A World Bank-backed study will map rail links for all five terminals at Bangladesh's busiest port as the country aims to reach a lofty $100 billion export goal.
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Economy: Bangladesh Awards Port Contract to Denmarks Maersk Group, Undermining Chinas Plans
Dhaka, October 25 (Daily Kiran) : Bangladesh's decision to award a key port contract to Denmark's Maersk Group has dealt a blow to China's ambitions in the region. This move aims to modernize ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Economy: Bangladesh’s Chittagong Port Authority, DP World sign 15-year concession for New Mooring Container Terminal
DHAKA, Bangladesh, 8th October, 2026 (WAM) -- The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and DP World have signed a 15-year concession agreement for the operation and maintenance of the New Mooring Container ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Economy: Bangladesh, DP World to sign 15-year New Mooring terminal deal tomorrow
Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates are set to sign a 15-year concession agreement with Dubai-based DP World tomorrow (8 October) to operate and maintain Chattogram Port's New Mooring Container ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Economy: Bangladesh’s China question in a changing Indo-Pacific
Bangladesh must navigate Indo-Pacific rivalries through strategic autonomy, transforming competing foreign interests into opportunities for national development.
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Economy: Why do foreign governments and lenders still want to invest in Bangladesh?
The IMF's October World Economic Outlook forecasts 3.2% growth for Bangladesh in FY27, down from 4.3% in April, with average inflation rising to 10.9%. A week earlier, the World Bank cut its own ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Economy: Strike at Bangladesh’s Busiest Port Paralyzes Trade, Threatens $222M Hit to Garment Industry
A two-day strike at Bangladesh’s biggest port shut down the movement of containers over the weekend, grinding shipping activity in the area to a standstill before the country’s government issued a ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Economy: Chittagong bourse to issue 30 new TRECs to expand commercial operations, commodity market
The Chittagong Stock Exchange has decided to issue 30 new Trading Right Entitlement Certificates (TRECs) to eligible domestic and foreign corporate entities to expand its commercial operations and ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Economy: Karachi-Chittagong Ports Connectivity Between Pakistan And Bangladesh Bodes Well For Trade And Growth – OpEd
On November 13, a direct cargo ship from Karachi, Pakistan, arrived in the port of Chittagong, Bangladesh, establishing the first-ever direct maritime connection between the two nations. This was a ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Economy: Dhaka-Abu Dhabi Economic Bond: Gulf Country’s Investment Crucial To Bangladesh’s Economic Growth – OpEd
Bangladesh’s Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus recently traveled to the United Arab Emirates to attend the World Governments Summit (WGS) in Dubai from February 12-14. In addition to joining the ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Economy: Bridging skills gap key to job creation and economic development in Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar region
The ILO and the Cox's Bazar Chamber of Commerce and Industry undertook a study to better understand the skills demand and supply in the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar economic corridor, which has the ...