Allegations of Six Protesters Being Picked Up Identifying as DB During Chattogram Port Movement
Allegations have been raised that six workers and employees were picked up identifying themselves as DB, on charges of creating chaos in the name of a strike at Chattogram Port. It is alleged that they were picked up during operations conducted in the port area from Saturday (7 February) night to Sunday morning, said Ibrahim Khokon, coordinator of the Chattogram Port Protection Movement Council. However, law enforcement agencies have not acknowledged the matter.
Chattogram Port Workers Call Another Indefinite Strike Over Key Demands
After a two-day break, the Port Protection Movement Council has called an indefinite strike at Chattogram Port from 8:00 am on Sunday (8 February), pressing four demands.
High Court sets December 4 verdict on writ against NCT deal with DP World
The High Court on Tuesday set December 4 for delivering its verdict on a writ petition challenging the government’s move to award the operational contract of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to UAE-based DP World under a public–private partnership (PPP) arrangement.
After Two Terminals, Push Begins to Appoint a Foreign Operator for NCT
Bangladesh has signed two major agreements with APM Terminals and Medlog to build and operate the Laldia and Pangaon terminals despite ongoing protests and criticism. The deals involve long-term PPP investments worth hundreds of millions of dollars and have raised concerns over foreign involvement in Chattogram Port operations.
Foreign Companies Granted Control of Laldia and Pangaon Ports Under Secret Contract Terms
Nearly 60 percent of the future container-handling capacity of Chattogram Port has been handed over to foreign operators. Under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework, two long-term agreements for operating two major terminals were signed yesterday, Monday, at the InterContinental Hotel in Dhaka—while keeping the terms of the agreements “confidential.”
Bangladesh Dock Workers Strike Over Foreign Takeover Plans at Chattogram Port
Dock workers in Bangladesh have intensified their strike at the country’s largest port, Chattogram, in protest against the interim government’s plan to lease key port terminals to foreign companies.
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