Editorial photo #13961282 Environmental Issue

Bangladesh: Cargo Ships Anchor On Karnaphuli River As Bad Weather Halts Chittagong Port Operations.

Lighterage ships are seen stranded on the Karnaphuli River with the urban landscape of Chattogram city in the background on July 14, 2026. Continuous heavy rain and a local cautionary signal number 3 since July 5 have suspended loading and unloading operations at the outer anchorage of the Chattogram Port. To avoid adverse maritime conditions, a thousand lighterage ships have moved upstream and anchored in rows near the Shah Amanat Bridge on the Karnaphuli River. (Photo by Zakir Hossain/NurPhoto)