More industrial unrest in Bangladesh, more opportunity for India
Chaos has gripped Bangladesh’s supply chains, with strikes on rail networks and transport operators threatening ...
Bangladesh’s key seaport, Chittagong, is facing heavy congestion in its yard as a government-decreed national holiday restricts the flow of goods.
The government has declared a 10-day general holiday between 26 March and 4 April, barred people from going outside from home and halted all types of commercial activities except emergency services.
Chittagong is continuing operations amid the virtual lockdown in an attempt to avoid vessel congestion and the creation of a shortage of essential goods in the domestic market.
However, Bangladesh Customs ...
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