Ctg customs saw 12% revenue growth in July-March
Revenue collection by Chattogram Customs House rose 12 percent over the past nine months thanks to the easing of import restrictions, with shipments of Ramadan essentials surging ahead of the month of fasting for Muslims..The country’s top revenue earner collected Tk 55,346 crore in the Ju
17 April 2025, 15:05 PM
Bangladesh earned Tk 1,500cr tariff from US imports in FY24
"Bangladesh generates a negligible amount of revenue from taxes levied on goods imported from the United States"
5 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Dates cheaper in Ctg this year as imports surge
Date prices have remained relatively stable this year compared to previous years, thanks to the govt's duty waiver and a decline in int'l market prices
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Unclaimed import boxes clog 18% of Ctg port capacity
Around 200,000 tonnes of imported goods, stuffed in 9,644 containers, have been abandoned at Chattogram port for years – occupying 18 percent of its capacity, as customs officials point the finger at lengthy auction processes for the backlog.
10 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Under-invoicing skews cardamom market
Chattogram-based Especia International Trading received the delivery of a 10-tonne cardamom consignment in mid-January. The trader declared the import price at $7.5 per kilogramme.
6 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Customs’ sale of 14-yr-old chemical poses health hazard
The Chattogram Custom House has auctioned off 14-year-old sodium glycerolate, which is used in cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, without conducting any quality assessment to determine its usability, raising concerns about potential health risks.
25 December 2024, 18:23 PM
Nowfel gained from illegal tobacco trade
Former education minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury Nowfel received at least Tk 3 crore from a tobacco company, known for years for illegal cigarette production and marketing including some counterfeit foreign brands.
22 December 2024, 18:19 PM
Ship from Karachi port: What was in the cargo?
Most of the cargo that arrived from Karachi contained industrial raw materials, including soda ash, dolomite, limestone, chemicals, onion, fabrics and potatoes
16 November 2024, 14:49 PM
Transshipment of Goods to Northeast: India starts first trial run using Ctg port
India has begun its first ever trial run of the much-talked-about transshipment of goods to its north-eastern states through Bangladesh’s Chattogram port.
16 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Ctg customs miss revenue target by Tk 16,445cr
Chattogram Custom House has fallen short of its revenue target for fiscal 2019-20 by 28 per cent or Tk 16,445 crore.
8 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Customs to auction off 3,000 tonnes of abandoned goods today
Chattogram customs house will auction off around 3,000 tonnes of abandoned items today, including four luxury cars, which had arrived in the port between 2018 and mid-2019.
29 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Premier Cement provides 7 ventilators to Chattogram Maa O Shishu Hospital
Amid a shortage of ICU beds equipped with lifesaving ventilators in most hospitals in Chattogram, Premier Cement has provided seven medical ventilators to the recently introduced Covid-19 unit at Chattogram Maa O Shishu Hospital.
24 June 2020, 06:52 AM
Authorities remain silent over fund embezzlement by BPC partner firm
Legal action is yet to be taken against Standard Asiatic Oil Company Limited (SAOCL), a partner company of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), which was found to be embezzling Tk 134 crore in two years.
23 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Authorities in Ctg move against unlicensed hand sanitiser sellers
Multiple drives are underway in the port city against shops selling fake hand sanitisers. In many cases, the traders are making the product themselves and selling them, without approval of drug administration department.
16 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Goods worth Tk 200cr locked as warehouse owner goes missing
An owner of around 60 warehouses in Chattogram has been missing since Thursday, worrying importers and traders as they said goods worth Tk 200 crore remained stocked there.
15 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Going beyond the call of duty
A doctor of Chattogram Maa O Shishu Hospital has applied for cancellation of her maternity leave to serve Covid-19 patients at her hospital.
13 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Government mulls 50 percent penalty to prevent laundered money
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed imposing a 50 percent penalty on misdeclaration of exports, imports and investments in overseas countries as the government aims to increase tax revenue and prevent money laundering, according to the budget proposal for fiscal year 2020-21.
11 June 2020, 14:03 PM
Ctg Customs House: New social distancing measures in place as Covid-19 cases soar
With cases of coronavirus infection increasing among staffers, officials at Chattogram Customs House have started a token system to limit the number of visitors on the premises from Sunday.
9 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Drug price hike continues in Ctg
Medicine traders are hiking price of pain and fever medicine and disinfectant items with the excuse of supply shortage amid the coronavirus pandemic in Chattogram city.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Ctg port faces another setback as fear grips employees
Export and import activities through Chattogram port may face a fresh round of setback as the fear of contracting the novel coronavirus is spreading like wildfire among the employees of the premier seaport and the customs house.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Factories open in port city with lax health and safety measures
With great trepidation and no other choice, about 1.5 lakh workers in Chattogram have joined their workstation from April 26.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
BPC plans to rent private tanks
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is facing trouble as it can’t store imported fuel oil anymore. Its tanks are almost full as the demand for fuel in the country decreased by 60 percent due to the nationwide shutdown since March 26.
26 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Price of bleaching powder triples in Ctg as demand soars
The retail price of bleaching power in Chattogram almost tripled over the past month due to a rise in demand for disinfectants following the coronavirus outbreak.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Factories rise to the occasion, join hands to make PPE
Local production of personal protective equipment (PPE) gained momentum yesterday after a joint initiative got approval from the government about the design and fabrics in a development that would boost morale of the health professionals fighting the coronavirus.
25 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Outer Anchorage of Ctg Port: Lax customs’ watch for 9 yrs
The outer anchorage of Chittagong port, the largest entrance to the naval facilities of Bangladesh, has been almost out of the customs’ watch for the last nine years.
10 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Money pit of Ctg customs
The Customs House Chattogram bought two patrol boats for Tk 2.86 crore in the mid 80s to monitor the outer anchorage of Chittagong port and end illegal loading and offloading.
28 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Shahadat facing 48 cases, Rezaul none
Income of BNP mayor candidate for Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls Shahadat Hossain is around five times higher than his main opponent, Awami League nominee Rezaul Karim Chowdhury.
28 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Illegal trade in containers
If you see a lorry on the street, chances are it was built by bolting a modified shipping container onto the chassis.
15 January 2020, 18:00 PM