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 Chattogram Large Sea Port (Major Port) Active Chittagong Port Authority Port of Mongla 1950 Bagerhat, Khulna Large sea Port(Major Port) Active Mongla Port Authority Port of Payra Patuakhali, Barishal Sea Port (Minor Port) Active Payra Port Authority Matarbari Port Cox's Bazar, Chattogram Deep Sea Port Chittagong Port Authority

Inland ports Port nameRiver LocationOpened Status AuthorityAricha GhatBrahmaputra Manikganj1983 Active BIWTAPort of ChandpurMeghnaChandpurunknown(more than thousand year)ActiveBIWTAPort of AshuganjMeghnaAshuganj2004ActiveBIWTAPort of BarisalKirtankholaBarisal18th centuryActiveBIWTAPort of NarayanganjShitalakshyaNarayanganj1862ActiveBIWTAPort of DhakaBurigangaDhaka17th centuryActiveBIWTAPort of PangaonBurigangaKeraniganj2013ActiveBIWTAPort of KhulnaBhairabKhulna1960ActiveBIWTAFaridpur River PortPadmaFaridpurActiveBIWTAPort of NoaparaBhairabJashore2004ActiveBIWTABaghabari River PortJamunaSirajganj1981ActiveBIWTATongi River PortTuragTongiActiveBIWTAChilmari River PortBrahmaputraKurigramRe-ConstructionBIWTAPatuakhali River PortPayraPatuakhaliBhola River portMeghnaBholaDaulatdia River PortPadmaRajbariLakshmipur River PortMeghnaMoju Chowdhury HatPlanned

Land ports

Port name Image Location Type Status AuthorityBenapole land portBenapole, Jashore DistrictDry portActive Bangladesh Land Port AuthorityHili Land PortHili, Dinajpur DistrictDry portActive Bhomra Land PortBhomra, Satkhira DistrictDry portActive Akhaura Land PortAkhaura, Brahmanbaria DistrictDry portActive Tamabil Land PortTamabil, Sylhet DistrictDry portActive Banglabandha Land PortBanglabandha, Panchagarh DistrictDry portActive Teknaf Land PortTeknaf, Cox's Bazar DistrictDry portActive Darshana land portDarshana, Chuadanga DistrictDry portActive Mujibnagar Land PortMujibnagar, Meherpur DistrictDry portActive Sona Masjid Land PortSona Masjid, Chapainawabganj DistrictDry portActive Ramgarh Land PortRamgarh, Khagrachari DistrictDry portActive Belonia Land PortBelonia, Feni DistrictDry portActive Burimari Land PortPatgram, Lalmonirhat DistrictDry portActive Nakugaon Land PortNalitabari, Sherpur DistrictDry portActive

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