Dhaka, April 25 -- The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is celebrating its 139 years of existence today (Saturady). One of the oldest natural ports of the subcontinent and prime sea port of the country, it is handling cargoes and containers under the management of CPA.

The maritime gateway of Bangladesh achieved a historic milestone by handling the highest number of containers in 2025. It handled a total of 3.409069 million (34,09,069) TEUs of containers.

According to sources in the CPA, compared to 2024, it saw an increase of 4.07 percent in containers and 11.43 percent in cargo handling and 10.50 percent in ship handling.

Earlier, the sea port handled a total of 3.27 million TEUs of containers, 123 million tonnes of cargo in 2024. The...