Benapole Land Port to be turned into a world standard port
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
BENAPOLE, Jan 3 (BSS): Minister for Shipping Shahjahan Khan has said the Benapole Port, country's main land port, would be turned into a world standard Port.
He made the announcement while he was exchanging views with the concerned officials of the port held at its auditorium after visiting the Benapole Land Port Monday.
The minister said steps would be taken for the expansion of the port facilities to be used as transit to boost trade and business with different country of the world like China, Nepal, Bhutan, India and Singapore.
He also said Industrial Police will be deployed in the port, like Chittagong Sea Port, to protect import and export goods from pilferage.
Shahjahan Khan expressed his dissatisfaction over the mismanagement of Benapole Land Port authority including unplanned construction of bus terminal and export terminal, theft of goods from the warehouses and weak security management.
With deputy director of land port Golam Mostafa in the chair, the meeting was also addressed, among others, by Chairman of Bangladesh Land Port Authority AKM Yahaya Chowdhury, Customs Commissioner Margub Morshed, CBA's general secretary Jamaluddin Jibon, Mayor Ashraful Alam Riton and President of upazila unit of Bangladesh Awami League Abdul Haque.
He made the announcement while he was exchanging views with the concerned officials of the port held at its auditorium after visiting the Benapole Land Port Monday.
The minister said steps would be taken for the expansion of the port facilities to be used as transit to boost trade and business with different country of the world like China, Nepal, Bhutan, India and Singapore.
He also said Industrial Police will be deployed in the port, like Chittagong Sea Port, to protect import and export goods from pilferage.
Shahjahan Khan expressed his dissatisfaction over the mismanagement of Benapole Land Port authority including unplanned construction of bus terminal and export terminal, theft of goods from the warehouses and weak security management.
With deputy director of land port Golam Mostafa in the chair, the meeting was also addressed, among others, by Chairman of Bangladesh Land Port Authority AKM Yahaya Chowdhury, Customs Commissioner Margub Morshed, CBA's general secretary Jamaluddin Jibon, Mayor Ashraful Alam Riton and President of upazila unit of Bangladesh Awami League Abdul Haque.