Port of Mongla

The Port of Mongla is the main sea port in the Bagerhat District of southwestern Bangladesh.

Background
Formerly located at Chalna, about 8 km upstream on the Pusur River, it is now located 48 km south of Khulna city, as established in 1954. The port is situated at the confluence of the Pashur River and the Mongla River. It lies about 100 km north of the Bay of Bengal and is connected to the major inland river ports and to the rail terminal at Khulna. It is very near to Sundarbans. The port’s chief exports include coal.

Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Haldia in India and Mongla and Chittagong in Bangladesh are the principal seaports on the world's largest Ganges delta.

On July 18, 2011, the Bangladesh government said is likely to allow use of two jetties of Mongla port for setting up the 2x1320MW Rampal power station, which is feared to restrict the expansion of Mongla port for the purpose of regional use, officials said.

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