Cargo vessel from Pakistan set to arrive at Mongla port after 53 years
Cargo vessel from Pakistan set to arrive at Mongla port after 53 years

A cargo vessel from Pakistan carrying rice is set to arrive at Mongla seaport for the first time since independence. The Pakistan flagged-carrier vessel-loaded with 25 metric tonnes (MT) of rice left Karachi Qasim port a few days back and is expected to anchor at Chittagong port within two or...

Construction of 2 Mongla port jetties progressing fast
Construction of 2 Mongla port jetties progressing fast

The interim government has taken initiative to modernize Mongla port for expanding its activities resulting in progressing fast the construction works of two more jetties in the second largest sea port of the country, reports BSS. The government has also a plan to construct four more new jetties...

ECNEC approves Tk 4,068.23 Cr project to expand Mongla Port facilities
ECNEC approves Tk 4,068.23 Cr project to expand Mongla Port facilities

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a Tk 4,068.23 crore project aimed at expanding and modernizing facilities at Mongla Port. The decision was made during the 7th meeting of ECNEC for FY25, held at the NEC Conference Room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, and...

Ship arrivals surge at Mongla Port, boosting revenue
Ship arrivals surge at Mongla Port, boosting revenue

Anchoring increases of commercial ships from different countries to the Mongla Port, the second largest Seaport in the country has increased for the last couple of weeks boosting its revenue earnings. Three foreign ships and a barge laden with different kinds of imported goods and machinery...

Mongla Port becomes bustling
Mongla Port becomes bustling

Mongla Port is witnessing a significant rise in the arrival of international vessels. In the first 10 days of new year, 28 commercial vessels have arrived at the countrys second largest port. At present, 18 commercial vessels, carrying imported coal, fertilizers (gypsum, DAP, fertilizer, TSP,...

Goods unloading resumes at Mongla Port
Goods unloading resumes at Mongla Port

After receiving assurances from the government to meet their demands, water transport workers have called off their strike after nearly 45 hours of work stoppage, reports Dhaka Tribune. On Saturday night, leaders of the Bangladesh Workers Federation and Bangladesh Lighterage Workers Union met...