The Port of Barisal, officially known as Barisal River Port is the second largest[2] and busiest river port in Bangladesh after Dhaka in terms of passenger traffic.[3][4][5] It is located on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in the city of Barisal.[6] The port operates daily services between Dhaka and Barisal as well as most of the districts in southern part of the country including Chandpur, Narayanganj, Bhola, Laxmipur, Pirojpur and Barguna.[7][8] It also operates inter-district routes around Barisal.[9]
The port of Barisal is an important hub of transportation system connecting different parts of Bangladesh through waterways. It is also considered as a transit point between Mongla and Chittagong marine ports, Khulna and Dhaka and other river ports of Bangladesh as well as between West Bengal and Assam and Tripura of India.[10]
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