China has agrred to help establish deep-sea port in Bangladesh

[ilovebd]

Dhaka, April 1 (APP): China has agreed to implement Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s request to build much-awaited deep-sea port at Sonadia of southeastern Cox’s Bazar district in November-December this year, a senior official said Thursday.

The Shipping Ministry has taken the initiative to present the proposal on complete design and work area of the deep-sea port project in the next meeting of the cabinet.

Shipping Secretary Abdul Mannan Hawlader told newsmen in Dhaka Thursday, the deep-sea port project will include construction of infrastructures for the port and jetty, beck water, additional channels, export-import zones, system for communications with other ports, road, railway, power supply, gas connection, transit area, township and helipad.

This will require requisition of land and rehabilitation of the affected people.

Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan said the Sonadia deep-sea port would be a regional port. It will expand Bangladesh’s trade with China, Myanmar, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

During her recent visit to Beijing, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina discussed with her Chinese counterpart on the construction of deep-sea port and got assurance of assistance.

The Minister said about 130 billion taka would be required to complete the first phase of the deep-sea port project. The government will give 30 percent of the fund while the rest would come from public-private partnership.

Shipping Ministry Joint Secretary Abdul Quddus said work on the first phase of construction would begin in 2010 and end in 2017.

He said expenditures for the second phase (2026-2035) has been estimated at 260 billion taka.

He said the deep-sea port would be constructed on 22,000 hectares of land at Sonadia of Kutubjom and Hoyanak union of Moheshkhali. Five international and four general cargo jetties would be constructed in the first phase.

The Joint Secretary said currently no ship more than nine meter deep can anchor at the Chittagong port. But 14-16 meter deep ships would be able to anchor at the deep-sea port.

AK Ahmed, coordinator of Pacific International of Japan that conducted feasibility study of the deep-sea port, said the Chittagong port now handle one million tons of containers.

After completion of the first phase, the deep-sea port would be able to handle 75 million containers.

Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - China to help establish deep-sea port in Bangladesh 

 

[Al-zakir]

Excellent news. Lets roll it....

 

[prithwidw]

It's very good news for Bangladeshis. But something seems fishy here.

 

[fallstuff]

It's very good news for Bangladeshis. But something seems fishy here.

There is nothing fishy about it. Just need to confirm this news from other sources. Chinese did quite a few projects in BD.

 

[TopCat]

It's very good news for Bangladeshis. But something seems fishy here.

Nothing fishy, its just a security insurance so that Indians wont claim ownership on it once it becomes like Singapore.

 

[idune]

Those who are posting these news has very little if any understanding what has been said by China and what Awami regime is desperate to propagate.

In joint statement China clearly said " will explore the possibility" for road link and deep sea port. That is far short of saying China will build the sea port.

Besides, there is alreadu few threads regarding China Bangladesh cooperation and Hasina visit. Why opening new thread with every news article?? Are we having too many kids dont know what to do??

I would request Mod to merge this thread to following thread:
http://www.defence.pk/forums/bangla...sh-china-summit-cooperation-significance.html

 

[Major d1]

US wants deep sea port . Not only Deep sea port but Also Sant- Martin And hill area by the help of India. china is in the second line. China and Bangladesh relation is on the basis on basic things. Now India by the command of US going on to capture as a whole by economically to everything. So all credits goes to US first and India second. By the name of US terrorism they are inputting their method in many way. China just can counter them by economically and strategically. If people of Bangladesh don't get the conspiracy their bad luck is coming soon .

 

[Nilgiri]

There is nothing fishy about it. Just need to confirm this news from other sources. Chinese did quite a few projects in BD.

Whats fishy is this sentence:

Shipping Ministry Joint Secretary Abdul Quddus said work on the first phase of construction would begin in 2010 and end in 2017.

He said expenditures for the second phase (2026-2035) has been estimated at 260 billion taka.

Would begin in 2010? 2010 was 6 years ago.

Ending in 2017? Just one year of construction?

Gap of 9 years till 2nd phase?

Normally China gives a loan (someone was bragging about it in another thread that China is giving "10s of billions of loans to Bangladesh"). Yet no mention of anything here....just that B'desh govt is fronting 30% of the cost and the rest though PPP model.

Its a really poorly written/explained piece to base anything concrete on. We will have to wait and see the details.