Bagerhat, Feb. 7 -- The number of foreign commercial ships arriving at Mongla Port has increased compared to the previous year.

In the first seven months of the 2024-2025 financial year, a total of 496 ships docked at Mongla Port, said the port's Public Relation Deputy Director Md Makruzzaman.

Ship carrying molasses from Pakistan arrives at Mongla Port

During this period, 6,562,300 metric tonnes of goods were imported and exported. This included the loading and unloading of 12,083 used containers from 23 container ships, as well as the unloading of 6,751 reconditioned vehicles from 12 vehicle ships.

Several measures have been taken to increase the number of ships arriving at Mongla Port during the current fiscal year, according to por...