Bangladesh News » Chittagong News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Government: China's plan to tighten grip on Bangladesh seaports hits a hurdle
China's plan to expand its strategic interests in the Bay of Bengal through Bangladesh's seaports faces roadblocks as Dhaka diversifies its port development partners.
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Government: 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 » Government: 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 » Government: Foreign operator at Chittagong Port: What's in the agreement, what are the pros and cons?
The New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), the largest container terminal at Chittagong Port, has been leased to a foreign company. An agreement to this effect was signed on Thursday in Dhaka with DP ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Government: 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 » Government: India to merge Bangladesh’s Chittagong in itself? The move may end…, PM Modi to meet Yunus in…
Bangladesh to beg like Pakistan with India after Modi govt decides to....,even China can't help... PM Modi-Mohammad Yunus meet: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Bangkok to participate in the BIMSTEC ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Government: Bangladesh Dockworkers Intensify Strike Over Foreign Terminal Leases
Dockworkers at Bangladesh’s Chattogram Port escalated a strike Saturday in protest of the interim government’s plans to lease terminal operating licenses to foreign companies. The labor action, which ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Government: After hunger strike, Chittagong Port workers announce fast-unto-death over NCT deal
Workers at Chattogram port have announced a fast-unto-death from Oct 19, demanding cancellation of the agreement with Dubai-based DP World to operate the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT). They ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » Government: 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 ...