Ctg, Mongla ports earn Tk 8.66b during Jan-Sept, JS told

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FE Report
Chittagong and Mongla ports have earned Tk 8.66 billion from January to September period of the current year, Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan told the parliament (Jatiyo Sangsad) Monday.
In reply to a question of Mohammad Fazlul Azim, the minister said Chittagong port fetched Tk 8.45 billion and Mongla port fetched Tk 208.0 million.
The government has undertaken a Tk 1.0 billion project to dredge the Pashur River at Mongla port, Shahjahan informed the House in reply to a question of Mollah Jalal Uddin.
"In addition, three development projects have also been undertaken to procure cargo handling equipments and navigational aids, and carry out rehabilitation and reconstruction of infrastructure and other facilities damaged by cyclone Sidr," he said.
The shipping minister added that the government has also taken a project to mordernise the country's weather signal centres.