, Oct. 28 -- In a move to ensure port safety and environmental protection, a total of 19 containers of Dangerous Goods (DG) that had been lying unattended for years at Chattogram Port were safely destroyed over the weekend under strict supervision and environmental compliance.

The destruction process, conducted on 25 and 26 October, was overseen by an inter-agency committee headed by Mohammad Nurullah Nuri, Additional Divisional Commissioner (General), Chattogram Division.

Representatives from the Department of Environment, Department of Explosives, DGFI, NSI, Chattogram Port Authority, Chattogram Metropolitan Police, and Chattogram Customs House were present during the operation.

According to the National Board of Revenue (NBR), the d...