New policy expedites auctioning of abandoned, smuggled goods
Smuggled or abandoned liquor and cigarettes from now can be sold off at a minimum of 60 per cent of their value to shops listed by customs instead of being kept on hold for sale by Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation.
Import of cement raw materials rises
Import of raw materials used in manufacturing cement has increased in recent months in spite of the items turning pricier.
Sugar price hike: JS body slams two ministers
A parliamentary watchdog yesterday came down heavily on Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun for the price spiral of sugar despite ample supply of the commodity.
Padma’s oil tank sealed off for duty dodging
For the past two months a storage tank of state-run Padma Oil Company containing nearly 6,000 tonnes of furnace oil has been kept sealed off by Custom House, Chattogram on charges of dodging duty of Tk 116.74 crore.
Soybean oil officially up Tk 7-9 a litre
The government yesterday hiked the price of soybean oil for the fourth time this year even though the price of the product in the international market held steady in the past month.
Petroleum remains NBR’s major source of revenue
Petroleum imports continue to be the major source of revenue for Custom House, Chattogram thanks to higher tariffs.
Wheat prices may cool off in local market
The price of wheat in Bangladesh may come down as its export from Ukraine has resumed following an agreement with Russia.
‘Importing’ goods ‘Made in Bangladesh’
A Chinese company housed in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone imported finished goods with “Made in Bangladesh” labels by declaring those as raw materials, in an incident that violated both local and international rules.
September 6, 2022
New policy expedites auctioning of abandoned, smuggled goods
Smuggled or abandoned liquor and cigarettes from now can be sold off at a minimum of 60 per cent of their value to shops listed by customs instead of being kept on hold for sale by Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation.
September 4, 2022
Import of cement raw materials rises
Import of raw materials used in manufacturing cement has increased in recent months in spite of the items turning pricier.
August 26, 2022
Sugar price hike: JS body slams two ministers
A parliamentary watchdog yesterday came down heavily on Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun for the price spiral of sugar despite ample supply of the commodity.
August 24, 2022
Padma’s oil tank sealed off for duty dodging
For the past two months a storage tank of state-run Padma Oil Company containing nearly 6,000 tonnes of furnace oil has been kept sealed off by Custom House, Chattogram on charges of dodging duty of Tk 116.74 crore.
August 24, 2022
Soybean oil officially up Tk 7-9 a litre
The government yesterday hiked the price of soybean oil for the fourth time this year even though the price of the product in the international market held steady in the past month.
August 16, 2022
Petroleum remains NBR’s major source of revenue
Petroleum imports continue to be the major source of revenue for Custom House, Chattogram thanks to higher tariffs.
August 3, 2022
Wheat prices may cool off in local market
The price of wheat in Bangladesh may come down as its export from Ukraine has resumed following an agreement with Russia.
July 31, 2022
‘Importing’ goods ‘Made in Bangladesh’
A Chinese company housed in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone imported finished goods with “Made in Bangladesh” labels by declaring those as raw materials, in an incident that violated both local and international rules.
July 31, 2022
‘Couldn’t help but drag them for half kilometre’
The locomotive driver of the Mahanagar Prabhati train, which hit a microbus on Friday morning killing 11, said he had no time to pull the brakes.
July 30, 2022
Fun trip ends in tragedy
A picnic was organised to boost the morale of a batch of SSC and HSC students, but the smiling faces in the group photo taken yesterday morning will remain a poignant reminder that some of those lives were cruelly cut short mere hours later.
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