State Minister for Shipping Ministry Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury has said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken many plans to bring back mobility in Chattogram port. The port is the main driving force of the country's economy, he said.
He said these while speaking at a view exchange meeting organized at the conference room of the port on Monday. Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said all the people concerned with the port will have to come forward to implement the Prime Minister's plans.
Chief whip Shamsul Huq Chowdhury, port chairman Rear Admiral Zulfiqar Aziz and senior officials of the port were present at the time.
After the meeting, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury visited important projects including the port's jetty, patenga container terminal and Bay terminal.
BSS adds: Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury at the meeting said that a master plan has been drafted to free the five rivers, Karnaphuli, Balu, Turag, Shitalakhya and Buriganga from all sorts of pollution which will be implemented in the next ten years.
“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to approve the master plan within a day or two, he said.
He said vested quarters had been encroaching the rivers from the last century even gangsters had set up power plants, illegally on the bank of the rivers.
Khaled said the present government had been striving hard to implement its pre-election pledge to turn Chattogram port into a leading port of the world.
“All illegal structures including power plants must be evicted and there will be zero tolerance, ” the minister asserted.
Khaled said country’s premier sea port Chattogram is running well and there is nothing to be worried about but there must be a chain of command at the port.
The state minister warned that that all CBA leaders must not be present in all functions excepting the president and secretary.
“We are sincere and amiable to all your legitimate demands as you are the assets and indispensable part of the port “he said.