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Bangladesh is a riverine country located in South Asia with a coastline of 580 km (360 mi) on the northern littoral of the Bay of Bengal. The delta plain of the Ganges (Padma), Brahmaputra (Jamuna), and Meghna Rivers and their tributaries occupy 79 percent of the country.
Pages in category "Ports and harbours of Bangladesh" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The Bangladesh Land Ports Authority falls under the Ministry of Shipping. It was created in 2001 and manages 13 land ports including Benapole Land Port. [2] [3] Tapan Kumar Chakravarty is the present chairman of the authority. [4]
Pages in category "River ports of Bangladesh" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Port of Ashuganj; B. Port of Barisal; D. Port of Dhaka; K.
The following lists of ports cover ports of various types, maritime facilities with one or more wharves where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo. Most are on the sea coast or an estuary, but some are many miles inland, with access to the sea via river or canal.
The Port of Chittagong (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বন্দর) is the main seaport of Bangladesh. Located in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong, and on the banks of the Karnaphuli River. The port handles over 70 percent of Bangladesh's export-import trade, [3] and has been used by India, Nepal and Bhutan for transshipment.
In addition to these major ports, there are 448 small to medium-sized ports throughout the country. [104] Chittagong is the busiest sea port in Bangladesh, handling 92 per cent of the country's international cargo, followed by Mongla [105] and Payra. [106]
Some of the airfields are used for military and training purposes by the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladesh has five domestic airports, three international airports (which are also used for domestic flights) and four STOL (short take-off and landing) ports, with one new domestic airport under construction.