The Public Undertakings Committee yesterday emphasised implementing the development projects required for turning Chittagong Port into a centre of regional transport in future.
Members of the parliamentary body that reviews accounts and reports of public institutions was exchanging views with the officials of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and Chittagong Customs during a meeting in the port city.
“To ensure 7 percent growth of the economy, more efficiency and modernisation of the premier port is necessary,” Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir MP, the committee chairman, told reporters after the Read Full Article
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