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
Reconditioned Cars: Import drops by 60pc in Ctg
The import of reconditioned cars has dropped by 60 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2019-20 compared to the previous FY 2018-19 due to tariff inequality and declining sales.
16 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Reconditioned car import slumps 60pc
Import of reconditioned cars has dropped 60 per cent year-on-year in fiscal 2019-20, something the industry’s people are attributing to a tariff structure and declining sales in the domestic market.
16 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Migrant workers in a pickle over flying back
Thousands of expatriate Bangladeshis employed in the Middle East but currently stranded at home for months amid the coronavirus pandemic have been facing difficulties flying to their destinations due to limited access to air tickets.
13 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Cement raw material import falls 13pc for Covid-19
Import of raw materials for the cement industry fell nearly 13 per cent year-on-year to Tk 6,481 crore in the fiscal year 2019-20 because of the stagnation in construction activities across the country after the Covid-19 outbreak.
10 August 2020, 18:00 PM
NBR toughens up on under-invoicing
The National Board of Revenue has amended the Customs Act, 1969, setting a minimum penalty that is at least double the amount of fine for under-invoicing and ending a five-decade-old system of nominal fines.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Indian ship with transshipment goods reaches Ctg port
The first ship under the trial run of transshipment of Indian goods to its north-eastern states through Bangladesh berthed at Chattogram port yesterday.
21 July 2020, 18:00 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