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Chattogram Port: From archaic anchorage to modern marvel

If you get a chance to take a stroll inside the present-day terminal of Chattogram Port, a world of mechanical marvels awaits.

6d ago

Management of the port enters new era

In December, a historic deal marked the start of a new era for port management across the country as Bangladesh welcomed its first foreign port operator.

6d ago

MV Abdullah: Pirates make first contact 9 days after hijacking ship

Nine days after the hijacking of Bangladeshi bulk career MV Abdullah, pirates yesterday made first contact with the ship’s owning firm KSRM Group through a third party.

1w ago

Hijacked MV Abdullah: Team engaged to resolve crisis

The pirates who hijacked the Bangladeshi bulk career MV Abdullah were yet to contact the ship’s owning firm or any third party for ransom as of yesterday.

1w ago

Hijacked MV Abdullah: Pirates take it further north of Somali coast

The pirates took the Bangladesh-flagged ship 45 to 50 nautical miles to the north and anchored it 4 nautical miles off the coast of Godobjiran town of Somalia yesterday evening.

1w ago

‘No one feels good at gunpoint’

The hostages on board the hijacked Bangladesh-flagged ship were taken to their cabins from the bridge after the pirates anchored the vessel as dawn broke over the Somali port of Garacad.

2w ago

'Maa, we are fine. Don’t worry'

Hijacked ship’s crew member tells his mother over phone

2w ago

Pirates allowing crew to stay in cabins

Says a crew member of the hijacked ship in a voice message sent to his brother

2w ago
March 23, 2024
March 23, 2024

Management of the port enters new era

In December, a historic deal marked the start of a new era for port management across the country as Bangladesh welcomed its first foreign port operator.

March 23, 2024
March 23, 2024

Chattogram Port: From archaic anchorage to modern marvel

If you get a chance to take a stroll inside the present-day terminal of Chattogram Port, a world of mechanical marvels awaits.

March 21, 2024
March 21, 2024

MV Abdullah: Pirates make first contact 9 days after hijacking ship

Nine days after the hijacking of Bangladeshi bulk career MV Abdullah, pirates yesterday made first contact with the ship’s owning firm KSRM Group through a third party.

March 17, 2024
March 17, 2024

Hijacked MV Abdullah: Team engaged to resolve crisis

The pirates who hijacked the Bangladeshi bulk career MV Abdullah were yet to contact the ship’s owning firm or any third party for ransom as of yesterday.

March 16, 2024
March 16, 2024

Hijacked MV Abdullah: Pirates take it further north of Somali coast

The pirates took the Bangladesh-flagged ship 45 to 50 nautical miles to the north and anchored it 4 nautical miles off the coast of Godobjiran town of Somalia yesterday evening.

March 15, 2024
March 15, 2024

‘No one feels good at gunpoint’

The hostages on board the hijacked Bangladesh-flagged ship were taken to their cabins from the bridge after the pirates anchored the vessel as dawn broke over the Somali port of Garacad.

March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024

'Maa, we are fine. Don’t worry'

Hijacked ship’s crew member tells his mother over phone

March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024

Pirates allowing crew to stay in cabins

Says a crew member of the hijacked ship in a voice message sent to his brother

March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024

Hijacked ship sailing fast to Somali shores

Neither the government nor the firm that owns the Bangladesh-flagged ship hijacked with 23 crew members has been able to contact the hostages or pirates as of last night.

March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024

Laldia container terminal project gains momentum

AP Moller Maersk, a Danish shipping and logistics company, will likely invest between $300 and $400 million for constructing the Laldia container terminal at Chattogram Port, according to project officials.

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