The Council of Advisers meeting held at the Chief Adviser's Office with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair. Photo : PID

DHAKA, Nov 6, 2025 (BSS) – The government today gave final approval to the National Logistics Policy 2025 aimed at modernizing Bangladesh’s transport and trade infrastructure, improving export competitiveness, and ensuring environmentally sustainable logistics growth.

The Council of Advisers gave the approval at its 47th meeting held at the Chief Adviser's Office here with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair.

“If there is a policy, the government can do its work properly, it gets a direction. This policy will act as a very important directive for the logistics sector,” said Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam. 

He was addressing a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy here this afternoon after the advisory council meeting.

The press secretary said the new policy will increase investment in the private and public sectors in the country while it will also attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) and the competitiveness of Bangladesh's export sector will be better compared to rival countries.
Noting that it will significantly reduce export delays, he said currently, it sometimes takes up to 11 days to export goods at the Chattogram Port.

“If this logistics policy can be implemented, the transportation and availability of goods will be much faster and the export process will be easier. And the foreign investors will be more interested to invest in Bangladesh,” Shafiqul Alam said.

According to the approved policy, which contains 11 chapters, railways and waterways will be prioritized over road transport by 2050, he said, adding, it will help ensure maximum utilization of the country’s about 3,000 kilometers of navigable waterways. 

The press secretary also said that the policy would encourage investments through Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) model.

The new policy provides a strategic roadmap for creating a digital logistics ecosystem that integrates customs, shipping, and transport data in real time, he said, adding, exporters will be able to track shipments from Bangladesh at their fingertips, similar to global logistics systems.

Replying to a question, Shafiqul Alam said, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has emphasized on taking the infrastructural development forward avoiding harming rivers.

This logistic policy has attached importance to the Chief Adviser’s instruction and integrated principles of the government’s multimodal transport policy, focusing on efficient coordination among rail, road, and river systems, the press secretary added.

Chief Adviser's Senior Assistant Press Secretary Foyez Ahammad and Assistant Press Secretary Shuchismita Tithi were present at the briefing.