Chattogram Port has set a new record by handling 32 lakh TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of containers during the fiscal 2021-22.

According to the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) data, a total of 32,55,358  TEUs of containers were handled through the country's prime seaport during  the fiscal 2021-22. 

Meanwhile, Chattogram Port has also handled 30,97,236 TEUs of containers  during the fiscal 2020-21.

CPA Secretary Omar Faruk said that Chattogram port has also handled 11 crore 81 lakh 74 thousand 160 tonnes of cargo goods in the outgoing fiscal through 4231 ships. 

Chattogram Custom House has collected revenue of Tk 59,256 crore in the  fiscal year 2021-22 against the target Tk 64,065 crore. 

A total of TK 51 thousand 57 crore was collected by Chattogram custom house 1n the previous financial year, the sources added.

BDST: 2106 HRS, JULY 1, 2022
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