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Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman has said that all sorts of initiatives will be taken to make the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal profitable soon.
Efforts will also be made, he noted, to minimise loads on the roads by increasing the transportation of containers.
"All necessary initiatives would be taken to turn Pangaon Terminal into a more profitable institution including cargo exchange by river," he said.
The PM’s adviser said these while visiting the port in the morning on Saturday to monitor the current situation.
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 also 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 putting in its efforts 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 hopefully to solve them soon," he said.
"We've been able to identify the problems centering this terminal and hopefully we'll be able to resolve the problems soon," he added.
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