Bangladesh Land Port Authority

The BLPA is focused on balancing the modernization of high-potential ports with the government mandate to close unprofitable, inactive ports.

BLPA was established under Act No. 20 of 2001 (the Bangladesh Land Ports Authority Act, 2001) and is also known by its Bangla acronym BSBK (Bangladesh Sthala Bandar Kartipaksha). The authority manages 24 declared land ports; 4 have already been closed by the interim government and 4 more closures are under consideration as of August 2025. Of the remaining operational ports, several (including Hili, Teknaf, Benapole Passenger Terminal) are operated on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis through private concessionaires. Head since date is approximate: multiple sources from late 2024 describe Mannan as 'newly appointed' chairman but none give an exact date; 2024-11-01 is a conservative estimate. staff_count omitted: no primary-source figure found across government, trade press, or DUNs directory. annual_budget_bdt omitted: BLPA budget is embedded in Ministry of Shipping ADP allocations and is not disclosed as a standalone figure in accessible public sources. Bholaganj inauguration date: sources cite 'late December 2025' -- BSS News gives December 27, Bangla Mirror gives December 25; the December 25 date (as per Financial Express and BSS Sylhet) is used for the budget_actions entry. Benapole is Bangladesh's largest land port by trade volume (450-500 inbound trucks per day from India); Teknaf is the sole port serving Myanmar trade. All four port-resumption events (Hili February 14, Teknaf/Burimari/Hili April 6, Benapole April 30) are cross-verified from BSS News primary reports.