Bangladesh cargo flows have resumed after the government restored limited internet connections for airport, emergency services, hospitals and port operators on July 23.
The country’s imports and exports took a massive hit after internet connections were cut last Thursday and a curfew enforced on Saturday – although this has been partially lifted to facilitate shopping and business activities – in response to student protests over job quota reforms.
Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association secretary general Ruhul Amin Sikder said depots had some 5,000 TEU of laden containers ready for shipment.
“Today we are sending and bringing containers from the port,” he said, but he noted that with the internet outage impeding customs entries, some 8,000 to 10,000 TEU of export containers could not be shipped during the chaos.
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