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MASUM BILLAH
December 4, 2025 19:09 JST
DHAKA -- A plan to have a United Arab Emirates-based port operator run part of Bangladesh's main port was thrown into turmoil on Thursday by a split High Court decision on a legal challenge to the deal with the interim government, casting a shadow over the involvement of foreign companies in the South Asian nation's ports.