Mongla Port Authority

The Mongla Port Authority is navigating a geopolitical shift in development partnerships, transitioning from previously proposed Indian-backed projects to new agreements with Chinese state-owned entities.

Establishment year is 1987, the date on which the Chalna Port Authority (constituted May 1977 under Ordinance No. LII of 1976) was formally renamed Mongla Port Authority; the port itself has operated at Mongla since 1954 following relocation from the Chalna anchorage (opened to foreign vessels 11 December 1950). The legal foundation remains the Mongla Port Authority Ordinance, 1976. Chairman Rear Admiral M Shaheen Rahman's appointment date is not confirmed by any primary source located; the portal biography page returned a TLS certificate error. staff_count and annual_budget_bdt are omitted pending official MPA source. Revenue target of Tk 600 crore for FY2025-26 is confirmed by TBS, Financial Express, BSS, and Textile Today. The 21,651 TEU and 515 foreign ships figures are explicitly for the seven-month period July 2025 to January 2026, not a calendar H1; the user-requested framing as 'FY26 H1' is approximately correct. The +79% YoY figure (79.19% to be exact) is verified by BSS (bssnews.net/business/361976) and apparel resources cross-coverage. Pashur Channel dredging cost appears as Tk 1,538.19 crore in the ECNEC approval announcement (Financial Express, Dredging Today) and approximately Tk 1,600 crore in the August 2025 MoU signing report (BSS); the ECNEC figure (Tk 1,538.19 crore) is used as the more precise primary source. Mongla-Ghasiakhali channel is a separate inland waterway route to Mongla operated by BIWTA; the primary active dredging project under MPA authority is the Pashur Channel (Navy MoU). The 180-day plan was announced 21 February 2026; its 180-day window expires approximately 20 August 2026.