Prime Minister lays foundation stone of Tk 4,000 crore project to modernize Mongla Port

Arriving in Mongla by helicopter around 10:00 am on Thursday (November 5), he first attended the memorandum of understanding signing ceremony between Invest Bangladesh and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC). He then laid the foundation stone of the project at Jetty No. 9 area of the port.

Under this four-year project, at a cost of US$335.78 million or about Tk 4,068 crore 23 lakh, two modern jetties, a container loading-unloading yard, a separate yard for hazardous goods, and 49 pieces of equipment will be installed.

The port authority said that once the project is implemented, it will achieve the capacity to handle 30 containers per hour and 400,000 TEUs per year. This will reduce cargo handling costs and create new opportunities for trade and employment in the southwestern region.

Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam, State Ministers Md. Rajib Ahsan and Dr. Sheikh Faridul Islam, Invest Bangladesh Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, and senior domestic and foreign officials were present at the event. Chairman of the Mongla Port Authority Rear Admiral Arif Ahmed Mostafa presided over the event. After laying the foundation stone, the Prime Minister planted a tree and participated in prayers and supplications.

Afterwards, he is scheduled to hold a roadside meeting at Katakhali intersection in Fakirhat and visit the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (RA), then depart for Khulna at 1:15 pm. After inaugurating 'Notun Kuri Sports-Season 2' at Khulna District Stadium at 3:00 pm, he will leave for Dhaka at 4:30 pm.