Bangladesh’s Strategic Airfields: Reactivation and Operational Potential
Reading Time: 3 minutesBangladesh’s network of dormant and underutilised airfields represents one of the nation’s most underexploited strategic assets. Many were originally constructed or expanded during the Second World War, when the British and American forces recognised Bengal’s exceptional geographic value: a bridge to Burma, India’s eastern theatre, and China. These airfields facilitated Continue Reading
Maersk’s APM Terminals to Develop and Operate Chattogram’s Laldia Container Terminal for 30 Years Under Landmark PPP Deal
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn a landmark step towards transforming Bangladesh’s maritime and logistics landscape, the interim government has approved a long-term concession agreement with Netherlands-based APM Terminals BV, a subsidiary of Danish shipping giant AP Møller–Maersk A/S, to design, finance, build, and operate the Laldia Container Terminal at Chattogram Port under a Public–Private Continue Reading
Guarded Engagement: Why Bangladesh Must Protect Its Trade and Strategic Sovereignty
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn recent years, voices have pushed Bangladesh to open its transport corridors to neighbouring regions. On paper, this appears as regional integration. In reality, unguarded openness risks undermining the very industries that sustain our economy and strategic autonomy. Bangladesh has built export industries that form the backbone of the nation—ready-made Continue Reading
Navy-Run NCT Sets Historic Daily Record, Handling Over 5,000 TEUs in 24 Hours
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe New Mooring Terminal (NCT) at Chittagong Port has set a new standard for Bangladesh’s maritime trade, achieving a record 5,019 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) handled in just 24 hours. Operated by Chittagong Drydock Ltd, a Bangladesh Navy enterprise, this milestone marks a dramatic leap in efficiency only weeks after Continue Reading