Press Release
2022/7/27
H.E. Mr. HONDA Taro, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan inspected the Matarbari development project.
On Friday, July 22, H.E. Mr. HONDA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, visited the Matarbari development project during his business trip to Bangladesh.
In the Matarbari area, a deep- water port is being developed by Japanese ODA, and an ultra-supercritical pressure coal-fired power plant is also being constructed. This port is the country's only deep-water port with a water depth of -16m, which is designed for accommodating the use of large container carriers with a draft of -14.5m. Chattogram port, the biggest port in the country is experiencing a rapid increase in containerized cargo and facing over-capacity, therefore the Matarbari deep sea port plans to construct a container terminal and a multi-purpose terminal to handle LNG and other cargoes in the future.
Mr. HONDA was accompanied by JICA President Dr. TANAKA Akihiko and Ambassador ITO Naoki. Mr. HONDA emphasized that the significance and importance of Matarbari development project and Japan will continue its support to Bangladesh.
In the Matarbari area, a deep- water port is being developed by Japanese ODA, and an ultra-supercritical pressure coal-fired power plant is also being constructed. This port is the country's only deep-water port with a water depth of -16m, which is designed for accommodating the use of large container carriers with a draft of -14.5m. Chattogram port, the biggest port in the country is experiencing a rapid increase in containerized cargo and facing over-capacity, therefore the Matarbari deep sea port plans to construct a container terminal and a multi-purpose terminal to handle LNG and other cargoes in the future.
Mr. HONDA was accompanied by JICA President Dr. TANAKA Akihiko and Ambassador ITO Naoki. Mr. HONDA emphasized that the significance and importance of Matarbari development project and Japan will continue its support to Bangladesh.