DOT Desk: Despite the nationwide observance of a public holiday today for the national elections, the operations at Chattogram port, customs, and inland container depots (ICDs) will be conducted on a limited scale, and on the basis of emergencies,report TBS.
Officials said loading and unloading of goods at the port as well as at the container depots will continue. Mohammad Ruhul Amin Sikder, secretary general of the Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association, told The Business Standard that Chattogram port has issued instructions to continue ICD operations despite the elections. He added that approximately 1,800 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of export goods are set to be transported from the depots to the port yard on Sunday for loading onto these vessels, and five vessels are scheduled to sail on Monday.
However, customs clearance activities at Chattogram Custom House will remain halted till 6pm due to the observance of the general holiday. After 6pm, customs officials will discharge their duties only to clear the export goods on the basis of urgency at the ICDs.