Companies from the US are keen to participate in the ongoing development of the Chattogram port and improve the efficiency of its activities, said Joanne Wagner, deputy chief of mission at the US embassy in Dhaka
Bangladesh’s container depot fire; norms violated in cargo handling at Chittagong port
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