Bangladesh Plans to Construct a New Deep Seaport

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Chittagong, Feb.10: "Bangladesh is planning to construct a new deep seaport on an island to create a link between Bangladesh and landlocked countries of China, India and Burma, said a report of the shipping Ministry of Bangladesh yesterday. The proposal location of the future seaport is the offshore island of Kutubdia of Cox?s Bazaar District. It is very close to Rambree Island of Arakan State, Burma, where SPDC has also recently decided to build a deep seaport. Regarding the deep seaport, the government is planning to float tender to appoint international consultants to study the economic feasibility and site of the planned deep seaport in Bangladesh..."

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Kaladan News

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2005-02-10

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2005-02-14

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