Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Chattogram port, the country's principal seaport, has broken a 48-year record by handling the highest number of containers in the 2024-25 fiscal year (FY), according to port officials.

They attributed the achievement to the expansion of jetty and yard facilities, which improved container, cargo, and ship-handling operations.

In the first three months of FY26 (July-September), the Bangladesh Navy-run Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (CDDL) handled 342,649 TEUs at the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), 41,754 TEUs more than the same period last fiscal year, reflecting a 13.88 per cent growth in container handling. During the same period, 178 ships were managed at NCT, 26 more than the previous year, marking a 17.11 per cent...