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Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina accused of murder in deadly Bangladesh protests
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina accused of murder in deadly Bangladesh protests
The 182-metre (597-foot) long container ship – the Panama-flagged Yuan Xiang Fa Zhan – had sailed from Pakistan’s Karachi to Bangladesh’s Chittagong.
Top Chittagong port official Omar Faruq confirmed on Sunday that the ship had unloaded its cargo on November 11 before departing.
Pakistan’s envoy to Dhaka, Syed Ahmed Maroof, sparked widespread discussion on social media in Bangladesh when he said after the docking that the direct shipping route was “a major step” in boosting trade across the region.
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The route will “promote new opportunities for businesses on both sides”, Maroof wrote on Facebook.