Posted on August 10, 2017
By Asif Showkat Kallol, dhakatribune
A floating terminal will be built at the Chittagong port to help make the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal on the bank of the River Buriganga operational.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith disclosed the information on Monday at a meeting with stakeholders at the Pangaon container terminal situated in Keraniganj.
The minister said: “In the meeting, we discussed about building a floating terminal in the outlying area of Chittagong port. The decision has to be implemented quickly.”
He said initiative will soon be taken to build the terminal in one-and-a-half-years time.
Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan, Secretary Ashok Madhav Roy, FBCCI President Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, officials from government departments and business representatives, were also present in the meeting.
Source: DhakaTribune
