Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- After workers and employees paralysed operations at Chittagong Port in protest against the lease of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to foreign operators, Chattogram police have imposed a ban on processions and gatherings in the port until March.

Late on Saturday, around 11:30pm, the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) issued a public notice enforcing the prohibition.

Parliamentary election campaigns, however, remain exempt from the ban.

The CMP had previously imposed a similar ban from Oct 11 to Dec 11, 2024, after intensified protests over the NCT lease.

On Saturday, the workers' strike called by the labour union alliance left port operations completely halted.

The CMP has now announced that all administra...