Dhaka, May 7 -- Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Wednesday said reforming and modernising the port of Chattogram is not a technical footnote to the story of how Bangladesh will become a middle-income country but it is also the headline.

Explaining why Chattogram port must be modernised now, he said Chattogram is not just a city on the coast, it is the front door to the nation's economic future.

"If Bangladesh is to seize the opportunities of the Asian century - to trade more, produce more, and earn more - it must start by ensuring that this door is not jammed shut," said Alam, who will visit Chattogram port with BIDA and BEZA Executive Chairman Ashik Chowdhory at 8:30am on Thursday.

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