Expanding Bangladesh’s Laldia Port Terminal could trigger a Karnaphuli crisis

The construction of Bangladesh’s Laldia Container Terminal at the mouth of the Karnaphuli River is being presented as a major expansion of Chittagong Port. But a different and potentially far more consequential question is emerging: could the physical intervention required to build the terminal alter the river’s hydrodynamics and sediment regime in ways that ultimately [...] The post Expanding Bangladesh’s Laldia Port Terminal could trigger a Karnaphuli crisis appeared first on Northeast News .