Matarbari, Sept. 7 -- Matarbari deep sea port in Bangladesh has opened a new window in South Asia, enabling mother vessels to anchor in the jetty, which will help boost trade and connectivity for the eastern part of India as well, an official said late on Saturday.

The Bangladesh government has taken the initiative to establish a deep-sea port at Matarbari on Maheskhali Island near the southern resort town of Cox's Bazar with a loan from Japan. As part of the planned deep-sea port, 2,400 MW coal-based power plants are being set up in Matarbari. Of this, 1,200 MW coal-based power plants have already started generating electricity.

The Moheshkhali-Matarbari Integrated Development Initiative is planned as a core to develop one of the large...