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Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (ICT) to be made a profitable institution soon, Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman said on Saturday.
"All necessary initiatives would be taken to turn Pangaon Terminal into a more profitable institution including cargo exchange by river," he said.
He was speaking while visiting the port in the morning to monitor the current situation, reports UNB.
Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury and State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury and senior officials of the port were also present.
He said that the problem related to the handling operations of the terminal would be resolved within one month. When more cargo is anchored at the terminal, workers will get more work, and then their problem will be solved.
"The government is working so that more containers come to this terminal," he added.
In this regard, he assured all sorts of support to resolve the problems.
"Today, we have identified the problems of the port and will hopefully solve them soon," he said.
"We've been able to identify the problems centring this terminal, and hopefully we'll be able to resolve the problems soon," he added.