Customs seize 60 tonnes of banned sweetener at Ctg port
Banned artificial sugar substitute, sodium cyclamate, smuggled using fake lab reports
21 October 2025, 18:04 PM
Govt fleet to get ex-MPs’ 30 duty-free cars
Introduced during the Ershad regime, the duty-free car facility has long faced criticism
2 October 2025, 18:03 PM
Nearly half of aspirants for Chattogram Chamber polls disqualified over loan defaults or VAT non-compliance
The disclosure comes after the deadline for filing nominations ended on September 21
26 September 2025, 05:31 AM
Exports to India via Ctg port soar after land port curbs
Merchandise shipments to India through the country’s premier seaport in Chattogram have surged after New Delhi imposed restrictions on goods entering through land ports.
23 September 2025, 18:00 PM
NBR member travels to Australia without govt approval
A Dhaka court imposed a travel ban on him on January 29 this year
21 September 2025, 05:47 AM
After ICDs, Ctg port hikes service charges by 41%
In the first major tariff review in almost four decades, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has raised service charges at Chattogram port by 41 percent.
15 September 2025, 18:17 PM
Have missing containers shaken Ctg port’s credibility?
Chattogram port, Bangladesh’s busiest maritime gateway, plays a central role in the country’s trade, handling nearly 95 percent of imports and exports. Its smooth operation is critical not only for the $100 billion maritime trade it facilitates annually but also for the broader competitiveness of Bangladesh’s economy as it prepares to graduate from Least Developed Country status.
1 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Fewer trains, bigger backlog at Ctg port
Importers cry foul as locomotive shortage slows Dhaka-bound cargo transport
25 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Usmania Glass resumes production after one year
Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Ltd (UGSFL), a state-owned glass manufacturer, resumed production yesterday after a one-year gap.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Edible oil price rises
Consumers are paying more for edible oil as prices have risen in the international market due to increased shipping fare and reduced supply. Retailers say soybean oil prices in Bangladesh have gone up by up to 6 per cent, or Tk 5 to Tk 10, per litre last month.
4 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Diammonium Phosphate Fertiliser: Production halted, shortage feared
Domestic production of diammonium phosphate, a widely used agricultural fertiliser, remains suspended since July 1, raising concerns over meeting its enormous domestic demand.
31 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Wheat import drops for pandemic
Wheat import has declined by 15 per cent, or 9.91 lakh tonnes, year-on-year in fiscal 2020-21 for international price hike and a fall in local demand due to the pandemic.
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Tk 20cr imported fabrics seized for duty evasion
Custom House, Chattogram seized 50 tonnes of fabrics worth Tk 20 crore last week on finding evidence of it being imported forging seals and signatures of Customs Bond Commissionerate, Dhaka.
26 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Ctg customs revenue goes past Tk 50,000cr
The Customs House, Chattogram (CHC) clocked 23.23 per cent higher year-on-year revenue growth in the just-concluded fiscal year, fetching home Tk 51,577 crore.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Abul Khair Group beefs up free oxygen supply
Abul Khair Group is now expanding providing oxygen for free to western districts, having given 80 large cylinders to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital last week.
11 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Extend the scope to non-RMG as well
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended the government extend the duty-free raw material import facility to the firms that sell a portion of their goods in overseas markets with a view to diversifying exports.
7 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Many apparel workers walk to work
Many garment workers faced trouble yesterday as they walked to their workplaces in absence of public transport and for not having any transport arranged by the factories on the first day of a week-long strict countrywide lockdown.
1 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Largest rooftop solar plant starts producing electricity
Youngone Corporation, the Korean multinational conglomerate, yesterday launched the country’s largest rooftop solar power plant in its Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) to meet its electricity demand through renewable sources.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt misses out on refining oil cheaply
Bangladesh is missing out on refining imported crude oil cheaply and saving valuable foreign currencies as it uses a plant that is more than half a century old and has failed to set up a new unit in a decade.
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Bogged down by waterlogging
As the monsoon begins, traders in Khatunganj, the country’s largest wholesale hub for essential commodities, are fearing recurrence of the menace of waterlogging and subsequent losses as two projects involving nearly Tk 8,000 crore aimed at solving the problem of inundation in the port city are only halfway through.
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Fine doubles for wrong info in export-import documents
The government has amended the Customs Act, doubling the penalty for providing incorrect information in import and export documents even though wrong declarations do not lead to any duty evasion.
7 June 2021, 18:00 PM
4 corporations offer free O2 nationwide
Four corporate houses based in Chattogram have expressed willingness to extend their free oxygen supply support to Covid-19 patients and hospitals at border districts.
6 June 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Made in Bangladesh’ encouraged in budget
Domestic manufacturing might enjoy a big boost as the government plans to encourage local investment in products labelled “Made in Bangladesh”.
3 June 2021, 18:00 PM
NBR drafts rules on transit, transhipment of Indian goods
The National Board of Revenue has formulated customs rules to facilitate the movement of Indian goods via Bangladesh to northeast India and other countries under the transit and transhipment deal signed by New Delhi and Dhaka.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Ctg trade bodies want more funds for dev projects
Various trade bodies in Chattogram have urged the government to increase its special allocation for the port city’s development projects in the national budget for fiscal 2021-22.
26 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Edible oil prices raised again
Edible oil manufacturers have reinstated a hike of around 2 per cent to take the price per litre to Tk 144, making availing daily essentials even more difficult for pandemic-hit people.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Babul mastermind behind Mitu murder: PBI report
Soon after the murder of his wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, former Superintendent of Police (SP) Babul Akter sent Tk three lakh to prime accused Kamrul Islam Sikdar Musa via his business partner, Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) said in its final reports submitted to Chattogram Court on Wednesday.
13 May 2021, 07:22 AM
Value differs, so does tariff
It is a 1,496 cubic centimetres (cc) car. If you import two of the identical sport utility vehicles – one through Chattogram port and another through Mongla Port -- you are likely to see a gap in the assessment of the import value of the vehicles by customs in the two ports.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM