Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- Chattogram has become agitated over the initiative to hand over the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to a foreign company.

Demonstrations, human chains and protest programmes are going on every day inside and outside the Chattogram port.

The issue is not limited to port-centric movements; it has also spread to national politics.

Experienced sources say that if the interim government remains adamant on its decision, the unrest over NCT will increase further.

NCT is one of the most modern container handling facilities in the country. Thousands of workers and employees of the country work here every day.

It has been managed by a domestic company for the last 17 years, maintaining international standards.

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