Chattogram port ops in Bangladesh stop as strike continues for 3rd day

02 Feb '26

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Chattogram port ops in Bangladesh stop as strike continues for 3rd day

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Operations at Bangladesh's Chattogram port came to a halt once again as workers and employees resumed an eight-hour strike for the third day in a row today.
The strike, enforced from 8 am, was called by the Chattogram Bandar Rokkha Sangram Parishad and the local unit of the Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, demanding cancellation of the move to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal to a UAE-based firm.

Operations at Bangladesh’s Chattogram port came to a standstill once again as workers and employees resumed an eight-hour work abstention for the third day in a row today.

The strike, enforced from 8 am, was called by the Chattogram Bandar Rokkha Sangram Parishad and the local unit of the Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, demanding cancellation of the government move to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to UAE-based firm DP World.

Loading and unloading of containers and cargo from vessels at several jetties almost completely stopped from around 8 am, according to domestic media reports.

Cargo delivery from port yards also remained suspended, while container transport between Chattogram port and 19 privately-owned inland container depots stopped due to the strike.

Terming the strike ‘unjustified’, the Chattogram Port Authority said no agreement has yet been signed regarding the lease of NCT.

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