Ibrahim Khokon put forward four demands on behalf of the council. These include a government announcement that NCT will not be leased to DP World; Return of the Port President and bringing him under law for questioning; Withdrawal of all punitive measures taken so far against the protesting employees; And assured that no legal action would be taken against the protesters.
Those present at the press conference included council leaders Mohammad Haroon, Taslim Hussain, Abul Qasim, Yasin Raza Raju, Zahid Hussain, Harun, Imam Hussain Khoken, Sharif Hussain Bhutto, among others.
About 78 percent of the country’s maritime imports and exports are handled through the Chattogram Port. It is effectively the country’s only port for container transport, accounting for 99 percent of container traffic. If the port is closed, container exports virtually come to a halt, which also halts the clearance of imported industrial raw materials carried in containers.