Ports in Bangladesh

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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.

Sea ports[]

Port name Image Location Type Status Authority
Port of Chittagong
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Chittagong Large Sea Port (Major Port) Active Chittagong Port Authority
Port of Mongla
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Mongla, Khulna Large sea Port(Major Port) Active Mongla Port Authority
Port of Payra
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Patuakhali, Barisal Division Sea Port (Minor Port) Active Payra Port Authority
Matarbari Port
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Matarbari, Cox's Bazar Deep Sea Port Under construction

Inland ports[]

Port name River Location Opened Status Authority
Aricha Ghat Brahmaputra Manikganj 1983[1] Active BIWTA
Meghna Chandpur unknown(more than thousand year)[2] Active BIWTA
Port of Ashuganj Meghna Ashuganj 2004[1] Active BIWTA
Port of Barisal Kirtankhola Barisal 18th century Active BIWTA
Port of Narayanganj Shitalakshya Narayanganj 1862 Active BIWTA
Port of Dhaka Buriganga Dhaka 17th century Active BIWTA
Port of Pangaon Buriganga Keraniganj 2013 Active BIWTA
Khulna River Port Bhairab Khulna 1960[1] Active BIWTA
Baghabari River Port Jamuna Sirajganj 1981[1] Active BIWTA
Tongi River Port Turag Tongi Active BIWTA
Chilmari River Port Brahmaputra Kurigram Re-Construction BIWTA
Patuakhali River Port Patuakhali
Bhola River port Bhola
Daulatdia River Port Daulatdia Rajbari
Lakshmipur River Port Meghna Moju Chowdhury Hat Planned [3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "All River Port List" (PDF). 2018-05-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  2. ^ ইতিহাস ঐতিহ্যের চাঁদপুর নদী বন্দর (in Bengali). 2020-06-27. Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  3. ^ Kauchar, Md. দেড় বছর পার হলেও লক্ষ্মীপুরের নৌ-বন্দরের কোন অগ্রগতি নেই. The Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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