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Chittagong Port strike continues as workers demand punitive actions be revoked

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Leaders of the Chittagong Port Protection Struggle Council have said the strike at the port will continue until the Chittagong Port Authority withdraws the punitive measures taken aga... Read More


Chittagong Port cancels housing for 15 staff transferred after joining protests against NCT lease

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Chittagong Port Authority has cancelled housing allocations for 15 employees who joined protests against leasing the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to a foreign company. The or... Read More


Workers at Ctg Port go on indefinite strike over NCT lease

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Workers protesting under the banner of the Chittagong Port Protection Struggle Council are continuing their indefinite strike to push for a four-point list of demands, including the c... Read More


Chattogram-bound cargo ship sinks near Phuket, crew rescued

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- MV SEALLOYD ARC, a Chittagong Port-bound Panama-flagged vessel carrying cargo from Malaysia, has sunk off the coast of Thailand's Phuket. The vessel sank on Saturday afternoon. All ... Read More


Ctg Port remains operational despite strike, chairman says

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- SM Moniruzzaman, chairman of the Chittagong Port Authority, has said operations at the country's main port remain normal despite an ongoing strike by workers and employees. He made t... Read More


Ctg Port workers announce indefinite strike from Sunday over NCT lease

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- Workers and activists at the Chittagong Port have called an indefinite strike from Sunday morning, escalating protests over plans to lease a key container terminal to a foreign operat... Read More


Chittagong Port strike suspended for two days after talks

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Protesting workers and employees at Chittagong Port have suspended the ongoing work stoppage for two days after a meeting with Shipping Advisor M Sakhawat Hussain. The decision was a... Read More


Advisor Sakhawat faces protests at Chittagong Port amid ongoing strike

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Shipping Advisor M Sakhawat Hussain has faced protests from workers and employees during a visit to Chittagong Port amid an ongoing strike. Around 11am on Thursday, he came under fir... Read More


Indefinite strike halts cargo movement at Chittagong Port

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Workers and employees at Chittagong Port are continuing their strike in protest against the government's initiative to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to a foreign comp... Read More


Chittagong Port workers launch indefinite strike over lease to foreign handlers

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Protesters have called a non-stop work stoppage to object to the decision to hand over management of Chittagong Port's New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to UAE-based operator DP Wo... Read More