Sheikh Rabiul Alam

Shipping Minister of Bangladesh

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Office: Minister of Road Transport and Bridges

Born: October 6, 1971, Bagerhat, Bangladesh

Party: Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Construction begins on Bangladesh's first foreign-built container terminal

Built World

As of August 2026: Presided over the Laldia groundbreaking ceremony

Bangladesh's main seaport has followed the same playbook for decades: the state builds terminals, then hands operations to private firms. On August 30, Danish port operator APM Terminals broke ground on Laldia, the country's first terminal built from vacant land by a foreign-led consortium.

Updated Aug 31