The issue of concession agreements has become a major topic
of discussion among leading importers and exporters, shipping businesses and
various port users in the country. Such agreements have never been discussed in
this way before. In import dependent Bangladesh, concession agreements have
emerged around the movement of ocean-going vessels and the use of port
terminals. Foreign operators will handle at least 70 percent of the 140 million
tonnes of goods moved annually. The agreements bei...
