Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- The government is set to ink landmark agreements this December with foreign companies to operate three key terminals of the Chattogram Port - the Laldia Container Terminal, New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), and Pangaon Inland Container Terminal - for 25 to 30 years.
According to Shipping Ministry Senior Secretary Mohammad Yusuf, the Laldia Terminal will be operated by a foreign firm for 30 years, while the NCT and Pangaon facilities will be leased out for 25 years each.
He made the announcement on Saturday (12 October) while addressing a seminar titled "Investment Potential in Ocean-Going Shipping Industry", organised by the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) in Dhaka.
Yusuf said an international consultancy firm was ap...