Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain encountered protests from port workers during his visit to Chittagong Port on Thursday (5 February).
Several hundred workers and employees blocked the adviser’s vehicle while protesting on the way to the port building. They also gathered and chanted slogans as the adviser attempted to enter the building.
The tension arose at around 10:45am when the adviser arrived on the port premises.
The adviser came to Chattogram to attend a meeting with stakeholders regarding the ongoing deadlock at the port.
Sources said Sakhawat Hossain arrived directly from Dhaka at Shah Amanat International Airport at around 10:15am. His vehicle reached the Customs Mor area near the port building at about 10:45am.
