File photo of containers in Chittagong port Dhaka TribuneThe operations were suspended earlier due to Cyclone AmphanThe operations at Chittagong port resumed on Thursday morning after the maritime port has been advised to lower the great danger signal number to local cautionary signal number three. The container vessels began to get anchored at the port jetties and the container delivery resumed after 11 am. Omar Faruk, Secretary to Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) told the Dhaka Tribune that the port operations resumed at around 11am on Thursday after the Met office lower the signal number. 265 households partially damagedA total of 265 households have partially been damaged due to the severe Cyclone Amphan in Chittagong district. “4046 shelters were kept ready to combat the cyclonic storm and 64,000 people were moved to the shelters in Chittagong.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 21, 2020 09:08 UTC