Bangladesh will need an overhaul of its logistics ecosystem if it intends to reach its $100 billion export goal by 2030, several of the country’s economists and business leaders said at a Saturday roundtable. Attaining this figure with the country’s current logistics capacity—even by as late as 2033—“will not be possible unless we significantly improve efficiency, reduce time and cut costs,” warned M Masrur Reaz, chairman of thinktank Policy Exchange Bangladesh . Citing World Bank data, Reaz noted that cutting logistics costs by 25 percent could boost exports by 20 percent and reducing port dwell time by just one day could increase exports by 7.4 percent. Bangladesh’s primary seaport, Chattogram Port , handles roughly 92 percent of Bangladesh’s imported and exported general cargo as well as nearly 98 percent of containerized cargo. But the port is easily congested, whether it be due to a worker disruption , an extreme weather event or a pileup of ships.…