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In order to boost supplies and contain prices of essential goods during the month of Ramadan, the government took measures to alleviate the burden on consumers by reducing value added tax and import duties on four commodities -- edible oil, sugar, dates and rice on February 8.

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 22, 2023 (BSS)- Officials of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) seized different gold items weighing 1.7 kilograms worth about

About half the imports through Chattogram port during fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 were made up of just 25 products that have industrial or household applications, according to data of the Chattogram Custom House.

The export of chemical and combustible products from Bangladesh has been halted once again as the only depot designated by the Chattogram customs authority to handle dangerous goods has failed to maintain the minimum safety standards.

Private ICDs play a vital role in aiding the export-import supply chain, shipping and logistics sector. The Business Standard’s Correspondent Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury recently interviewed Nurul Qayyum Khan, founder and current president of the Bangladesh Inland Container Depot Association to discuss the current situation of private ICDs and their future prospects

The state coffers were robbed of Tk 258 crore for 26 counts of irregularities by the Chattogram Port Authority between fiscal 2017-18 and 2019-20, found the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).

NBR Server Breach: At least three import consignments were released without inspection from the Chattogram Port using the login credentials of a top customs official in June-July despite the recent measures taken to thwart such cons that cost the state coffer in unpaid duties and taxes.

After the latest breach, it should be seen as a potential national security issue

Around 52,500 tonnes of wheat reached the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port through a cargo ship called Magnum Fortune on November 9.