Shipping, textiles and jute adviser Brigadier General (retired) M Sakhawat Hossain on Wednesday said that the Mongla port would be shifted to modern and international standards.
鈥楾he government has taken some projects for the development of Mongla port with ongoing schemes,鈥� he said while addressing a meeting with the port鈥檚 high officials at Mongla Port Authority conference room.
MPA chairman Rear Admiral Shaheen Rahman presided over the meeting.
The adviser said that the government would sign a deed with China for development of the port as necessary establishments would be built under the project.
The port will turn into one of the South Asian connectivity hubs after completion of the project, he said.
Terming the Mongla port very important considering its geographical location, Sakhawat said that Nepal and Bhutan could use the sea port for their greater interest.
He said that the port was playing an important role in the country鈥檚 economy.
A power point presentation on the port activities was screened in the meeting.
Members, director (administration), head of different departments and high officials of the MPA, among others, attended it.
Later, the adviser visited different places of Pashur Chanel, the Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information System (VTMIS), waste management and the permanent jetty area of the port.
Replying to a question at that time, he said that the government was working to reopen the closed jute mills through private leasing.
Former labourers鈥� of the closed jute mills to get job opportunities after its reopening, he added.