Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh government is going to set up a new Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Gazipur to facilitate the transportation of readymade garment (RMG) production directly from the factories in the district to Chittagong port.
The state-run Bangladesh Railway (BR) has already decided to construct ICD at Dhirashram in Gazipur so that the RMG owners can be attracted to use the railway service in sending their consignments to Chittagong, a senior official said.
Although a huge number of RMG factories are operating in Tongi and Gazipur, most of the factory owners prefer to send their export consignments to Chittagong port by trucks as the alternative to sending the consignments by freight trains via Kamalapur railway station in the capital, which consumes too much time.
The railway official also said that the construction of the ICD in Gazipur will make the transportation of RMG goods by freight trains easier compared to road transportation, and that this will boost BR’s revenue income in the coming days.
A Chinese firm can be hired for the project, he hinted.
BBN/SSR/AD-28Mar15-9:40 pm (BST)