Ports in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a riverine country located in South Asia with a coastline of 580 km (360 mi) on the northern littoral of the Bay of Bengal. The delta plain of the Ganges (Padma), Brahmaputra (Jamuna), and Meghna Rivers and their tributaries occupy 79 percent of the country.

Sea ports

Port name	Image	Location	Type	Status	Authority
Port of Chittagong	1887 Chittagong port	Chattagram, Chittagong	Large Sea Port (Major Port)	Active	Chittagong Port Authority
Port of Mongla		Mongla, Khulna	Large sea Port(Major Port)	Active	Mongla Port Authority
Port of Payra		Patuakhali, Barisal.	Sea Port (Minor Port)	Active	Payra Port Authority
Matarbari Port	Matarbari deep sea port	Matarbari, Chittagong.	Deepest Sea Port	Under construction	Chittagong Port Authority

Inland ports

Port name	River	Location	Opened	Status	Authority
Aricha Ghat	Brahmaputra	Manikganj	1983	Active	BIWTA
Port of Chandpur	Meghna	Chandpur	unknown(more than thousand year)	Active	BIWTA
Port of Ashuganj	Meghna	Ashuganj	2004	Active	BIWTA
Port of Barisal	Kirtankhola	Barisal	18th century	Active	BIWTA
Port of Narayanganj	Shitalakshya	Narayanganj	1862	Active	BIWTA
Port of Dhaka	Buriganga	Dhaka	17th century	Active	BIWTA
Port of Pangaon	Buriganga	Keraniganj	2013	Active	BIWTA
Khulna River Port	Bhairab	Khulna	1960	Active	BIWTA
Faridpur River Port	Padma	Faridpur		Active	BIWTA
Baghabari River Port	Jamuna	Sirajganj	1981	Active	BIWTA
Tongi River Port	Turag	Tongi		Active	BIWTA
Chilmari River Port	Brahmaputra	Kurigram		Re-Construction	BIWTA
Patuakhali River Port		Patuakhali
Bhola River port		Bhola
Daulatdia River Port	Padma	Rajbari
Lakshmipur River Port	Meghna	Moju Chowdhury Hat		Planned