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Bangladesh is a riverine country located in South Asia with a coastline of 580 km (360 mi) on the northern littoral of the Bay of Bengal. The delta plain of the Ganges (Padma), Brahmaputra (Jamuna), and Meghna Rivers and their tributaries occupy 79 percent of the country.
The Port of Chittagong (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বন্দর) is the main seaport of Bangladesh. Located in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong, and on the banks of the Karnaphuli River. The port handles over 70 percent of Bangladesh's export-import trade, [3] and has been used by India, Nepal and Bhutan for transshipment.
Port cities and towns in Bangladesh (1 C, 2 P) R. ... Pages in category "Ports and harbours of Bangladesh" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
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The Bangladesh Land Ports Authority falls under the Ministry of Shipping. It was created in 2001 and manages 13 land ports including Benapole Land Port. [2] [3] Tapan Kumar Chakravarty is the present chairman of the authority. [4]
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (abbr. BIWTC, Bengali: বাংলাদেশ অভ্যন্তরীণ নৌ-পরিবহন কর্পোরেশন), [1] is a government-owned company that owns and operates inland vessels and ports in Bangladesh, headquartered in Dhaka.
Bangladesh Land Port Authority; Bangladesh Marine Academy; Bangladesh Shipping Corporation; Chittagong Port Authority; Department of Shipping; Mongla Port Authority;
The port is located in an industrial area in the vicinity of the Ashuganj Power Station, a 1777 megawatt thermal power plant which is one of the largest in Bangladesh. [4] The port is also the terminal for a large fertilizer and chemical plant; as well as smaller power plants. [5] The port hosts several warehouses and shipyards.