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Commodore Md Shafiqul Islam Sarker, member (harbour & marine) of the Mongla Port Authority, addresses a press conference in the port area on Thursday. | Press release

For the first time, Bangladesh has imported molasses from Pakistan through Mongla Port.

The Panama-flagged vessel MT Dolphin-19 arrived at Mongla Port Thursday morning, carrying 5,500 metric tonnes of molasses from Karachi Port, Pakistan, said a press release.


According to Mongla Port Authority, the vessel departed from Karachi Port on January 22.

Commodore Md Shafiqul Islam Sarker, member (harbour & marine) of the port authority, Md Kamal Hossain, director (traffic), among others, spoke at a press conference after the arrival of the vessel.