Although operational activities have slowed down since Sunday night, container handling and unloading activities at Chittagong Port regained their usual rhythm from Monday morning.

Containers carrying export goods are arriving at the port from various private depots in Chattogram, and containers carrying import goods are going to the depot from the port.

Chittagong Port Secretary Md Omar Faruk told that the port has resumed regular operations after the workers at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) called off their strike. The loading and unloading of containers from ships, the unloading of goods, and the transport of containers carrying export goods arriving at the port are all underway at full swing.

The secretary believes that the containers that have piled up in the shipyard after two days of customs standstill will soon be cleared.

The Customs House, Chattogram office has been bustling with the footsteps of C&F agents since the morning. All activities, including bill entry submission and the customs clearance of goods, has started.

Chattogram Customs Deputy Commissioner Saidul Islam told that work at started on Sunday night after the shutdown was lifted. However, all import and export related work started in full swing from Monday morning.

He is hopeful that the backlog of work left over due to the shutdown will return to normal within a few days.

A “complete shutdown” programme by NBR officials and employees brought all types of import and export activities through Chittagong Port to a standstill for the past two days. The number of containers piled up in the port's yard increased as they were not being cleared.

A “complete shutdown” programme by NBR officials and employees brought all types of import and export activities through Chittagong Port to a standstill for the past two days. The number of containers piled up in the port's yard increased as they were not being cleared.