Dhaka, June 13 -- CHITTAGONG, June 12: The Chittagong port is currently experiencing severe container congestion due to delays in the delivery and handling of containers caused by the long Eid-ul-Azha holiday.

Despite the port's operational activities continuing during the holidays, a shortage of workers has led to delays in loading and unloading containers. Additionally, heavy rain in Chattogram from May 28 to June 5 has contributed to the disruption of operational activities. As a result, around 35 per cent of export shipments have experienced schedule disruptions.

More than 5,000 imported containers are usually unloaded daily from ships at the port. But this figure has halved under current circumstances. Container delivery has droppe...