Bangladesh, July 16 -- The government has ambitious plans for the Chattogram Port. Discussions are underway with Singapore's PSA and Dubai's DP World regarding the construction of the Bay Terminal, with the aim of making the port capable of operating along the lines of Singapore by 2029.
Chattogram - the heart of Bangladesh's economy and a port city handling assessed import-export goods worth over Tk 11 lakh crore annually - has never secured a place on the list of global port cities.
Given its geographical location, and potential for a blue economy, it is only natural to ask why Chattogram has failed to carve out a place for itself on the global map.
Although the government refers to Chattogram as the "Singapore of Bangladesh," the city...