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Exporters from countries with direct shipping links can reach buyers in about two weeks, while ours take roughly twice as long. Photo: Bloomberg

Why direct shipping is the next frontier of Bangladesh’s trade competitiveness

Bangladesh must shift to direct global shipping from Chittagong to cut costs, reduce delays, boost competitiveness, and turn its ports into active gateways for faster, greener, and more efficient...

Logo of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI). Photo: Collected

Port store rent exemption only for RMG importers will create disparity in other industries: DCCI

Ports crippled as NBR officials escalate protests, threaten full trade halt

Ports crippled as NBR officials escalate protests, threaten full trade halt

Lighter vessels, used for import and export, lay idle in the Bay of Bengal during Eid holidays. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

How govt attempts to regulate lighter vessel syndicates hoarding goods faces legal roadblocks

Committee recommends closure of 4 ports

Committee recommends closure of 4 ports

UAE ambassador to Bangladesh Abdulla Ali Alhmoudi handed over an invitation from Dubai ruler to the Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna on 28 January 2025. Photo: Courtesy

2 UAE companies to invest in Bangladesh's ports, set up 250 MW solar power project

Dhaka, Delhi explore each other's port use for trade with third countries 

Dhaka, Delhi explore each other's port use for trade with third countries 

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Top global ports may be unusable by 2050 without more climate action

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday (28 August) meets with Maersk Group Chief Executive Officer Robert Maersk Uggla at her office in Dhaka. Photo: PID

Bangladesh to consider Maersk's proposal on new container terminal at Chattogram: PM

Ferdaus Ara Begum (Left) and Md Nuruzzaman (Right). Sketch: TBS

Decluttering release time at ports: A picture of the current state

Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Importers demand harassment-free Customs, proper management at ports

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FBCCI stresses on development of Indian side land ports

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Cautionary signal No 3 in ports, water vessels asked to stay near coast