The Japan International Cooperation Agency will provide Tk 128.93 billion for the port to be built in Matarbari of Cox’s Bazar, Planning Minister MA Mannan said at a media briefing in Dhaka on Tuesday after a meeting. The government and the Chittagong Port Authority, the agency assigned to implement the project, will provide a total of Tk 48.84 billion. The project is expected to be complete by 2026, according to a project document. The port will be equipped with two terminals: one is 300 metres long and the other is 460 metres long. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the meeting that approved the project.

Source: bd News24 March 10, 2020 10:18 UTC