Chittagong Bureau :
Chittagong Port employees and workers will launch movement against the terminal operator Saif Power Tech in Chittagong Port from Wednesday next to remove the said terminal operator with slogans of Save Port, Remove Saif Power.
The movement formally will be inaugurated from Wednesday in front of Bandar Bhaban with city AL president and former Mayor ABMMohiuddin Chowdhury in the chair.
Concerned sources said , campaign has been started against the Saif Power Tech in the city and distributing leaflets in the city .
The full-fledged publicity against the Saif Power in the city from next week. The movement will be launched under the banner of Bandar Rakha Parishad.
Sources said Saif Power tech is taking illegal advantages from the port authority with best reasons known to them. Defying the rules of public procurement procedures, Saif Power has been engaged to operate the CCT and NCT terminal without proper agreement after expiry of the previous deal .
Former City Mayor and President of City Awami League ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury earlier said, the port activities became stranded and hostage by a vested quarters.
The revenues of the Chittagong Port is being misappropriated through illegally appointed cargo handling operator Saif Power Tech.
A vested quarters of CPA has entrusted work of cargo handling activities to a particular cargo handling operator one after another defying the lawful procedures. Without pre-experiences of Stevedoring work, Saif powerTech is being engaged gradually with the best interest of a vested quarters. After expiry of terms of agreement , Saif Power Tech is illegally engaged in NCT terminal.
AL leader and former Mayor was addressing a views exchange meeting with the Chittagong Dock Bandar Sramik Karmachari Parishad at Zila Parishad Hall in city on Tuesday evening.
Mohiuddidn Chowdhury warned that all deals with the Saif Power should be cancelled as the operator has no valid operating licenses and inexperienced and the Saif Power Tech should be declared void and black listed. Former Mayor also accused that CPA every year observe Port Day but no workers deprived of attending the port Day function as these workers work hard to reach the goal of the port target. He said Prime Minister earlier directed to procure the required operating equipments for NCT terminal to run the New Mooring Terminal at CPA own supervision.
He finally declared the Saif Power as void and blacklisted operator . Besides, a emergency meeting of District Muktijudda Sangsad was held at its city office premises on Tuesday with district FF commander Shahabuddin in the chair.
The meeting demanded Saif Power Tech as blacklisted and the different irregularities of misappropriation of port revenues by illegally engaging the container handling operator, sources said.
