{"id":107151,"date":"2025-06-30T13:02:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=107151"},"modified":"2025-06-30T13:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:02:22","slug":"strike-shuts-down-bangladeshs-biggest-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/107151\/","title":{"rendered":"Strike shuts down Bangladesh&#8217;s biggest port"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>International Desk(National Times)- Operations at Bangladesh&#8217;s biggest port were suspended on Sunday as a strike by customs officials brought shipping activity to a halt. The shutdown at Chittagong Port is part of an ongoing dispute between tax authority employees and the government, which is trying to overhaul the body. &#8220;The port typically handles around 7,000 to 8,000 containers daily&#8230; But since this morning, there has been no movement in offloading or onboarding of goods,&#8221; said Mohammed Omar Faruq, secretary of the Chittagong Port Authority. &#8220;This is having a huge impact on the country&#8217;s economic situation,&#8221; he told\u00a0<em>AFP<\/em>. Bangladesh is the world&#8217;s second-largest garment manufacturer, while textile and garment production accounts for about 80% of the country&#8217;s exports. Mahmud Hasan Khan, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, said the halt in port operations would cost the industry $222 million. &#8220;The cost of recovery will be staggering \u2014 beyond comprehension \u2014 and many factories risk going bankrupt,&#8221; he told\u00a0<em>AFP.<\/em> Staff at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have been striking on and off for weeks over plans to split the authority into two separate bodies. Bangladesh&#8217;s interim leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, urged them to end the walkout. &#8220;We hope NBR&#8217;s staff will report back to work, setting aside their unlawful programme that goes against the national interest of the country,&#8221; his office said in a statement. &#8220;Otherwise, for the sake of the people of this country and safeguarding the economy, the government will be left with no option but to act firmly,&#8221; the statement added. NBR staff were prevented from entering their offices on Sunday after a government order sought to stop them from protesting within their building premises. Meanwhile, 13 business chambers held a press conference on Saturday, urging the government to resolve the issue as soon\u00a0as\u00a0possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Desk(National Times)- Operations at Bangladesh&#8217;s biggest port were suspended on Sunday as a strike by customs officials brought shipping activity to a halt. 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