We did not arrive at this situation in a day. The problems of lack of infrastructure have been accruing over the years. The number of jetties has remained the same since 2007, while import volume has risen from 1 million to 2.4 million containers as of the last fiscal year.
Port infrastructure has simply not grown to handle this extra volume and the plan to build a container terminal is now scheduled for 2019. Our failure to prioritise Chittagong port is translating into higher end prices for all goods and raw materials coming out of it. The backlog in unloading these goods (counting demurrage) means that the market price of imported products is rising and we, the consumers, bear the cost. It also does little to improve our cost of doing business, and our image as a whole, with the largest port in the country in a dysfunctional state.
http://www.thedailystar.net/editorial/chittagong-port-cargo-handling-glut-1437124