Chattogram, Feb. 4 -- Operations at Chattogram Port, the country's busiest trade hub, have come to a standstill as a strike by port workers and employees drags on, triggering significant delays in imports and exports, as talks are underway between labour representatives and port authorities to resolve the crisis.

The strike continued for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday protesting the plans to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to global port operator DP World.

As a result, import-export trade has come to a standstill, inflicting losses worth several hundred crore taka on shipping lines.

The workers of Chattogram Port have been observing work stoppages for eight hours a day over the past three days from Saturday to M...