Dhaka, June 3 -- On the muddy banks of the mighty Meghna River, the dream of a modern river port in Chandpur remains elusive, bogged down by delays, dwindling manpower, and fading hope.

Nearly a year after construction began on the Chandpur Modern River Port, progress remains painfully slow.

A recent visit to the site revealed a sleepy scene - six or seven workers, a few scattered tools and a major infrastructure project that appears frozen in time. "It won't be done this year, maybe not even by 2028," remarked one local.

This sentiment is echoed by many others who have observed the project's construction - or rather, its stagnation - over the past several months.

The Tk 100-crore project, financed by the World Bank and overseen by th...