The Workers Party has announced a two-day strike protesting the lease of Chittagong port’s New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to a foreign company. The strike will halt all operations on Saturday and suspend administrative activities on Sunday. The announcement came Thursday through separate press conferences by the Workers Party and the Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP), which expressed support for the protest.

Earlier in the day, the High Court declared the process of appointing a foreign operator at the NCT terminal legal. Following the ruling, port branch leaders and activists of the Workers Party held a protest march and later a press conference in Agrabad. They warned that handing over the terminal to a foreign operator would endanger national security, cause job losses for Bangladeshi workers, and result in significant foreign currency outflow.

SKOP leaders, speaking at the Chittagong Press Club, urged the interim government to withdraw from the leasing decision and warned of tougher action, including a complete shutdown of the port, if the decision is not reversed.