Bangladesh backs Mongla expansion as workers protest DP World deal

Bangladesh has signed a $336m loan agreement with China to expand and modernise Mongla port, as workers at the country’s main container gateway of Chittagong threaten an indefinite hunger strike over a deal handing a major terminal to DP World. Signed in Dhaka on Sunday, the loan will fund the construction of two container jetties, as well as a cargo and delivery yard, at Mongla, alongside the pur Read full article →