Bangladesh is set to construct a container port on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, with Denmark-based APM Terminals selected to both build and operate the Laldia Port for 30 years under a public–private partnership. As a signing payment, APM Terminals will pay Tk 2.5 billion to the government upon finalisation of the deal, he added. The PPPA said APM Terminals will design, finance, build, and operate the Laldia facility, but its ownership will remain with the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA). According to the World Bank, APM Terminals currently operates more than 60 terminals in 33 countries and manages ports in 10 of the world’s top 20. Ashik added that workers trained under the project would also have opportunities to work at APM Terminals’ other international ports.

Source: bd News24 November 12, 2025 21:47 UTC