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
Chattogram Port: Tk 10,000cr goods left abandoned
Goods worth around Tk 10,000 crore have been left abandoned by importers at the Chattogram Port for the past five and half years, depriving customs of revenue and leading to a space crisis.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Mostafa Group eyes a comeback
Debt-ridden Mostafa Group wants to pay back Tk 1,500 crore loans with around three dozen lenders taking advantage of the central bank’s rescheduling facility, as it looks to make a comeback.
21 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Cigarette maker dodges Tk 62cr VAT: customs
International Tobacco Industries Ltd, a Chattogram-based cigarette manufacturer, has dodged Tk 62 crore in value added tax by importing 169 tonnes of raw materials under a fake company, according to a probe report.
18 July 2019, 18:45 PM
Apparel maker dodges Tk 57 lakh tax
An apparel company has evaded Tk 57 lakh tax in allegedly connivance with customs officials in Chattogram by producing forged bank statements while getting its cargo released from the port, customs found.
11 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Shah Amanat Airport: Goods released on forged papers
A clearing and forwarding (C&F) agent took delivery of nine consignments of various goods from Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport in December last year allegedly using forged documents.
23 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Sugar price rises overnight in port city
Sugar prices have gone up by Tk 120 per mound in the Khatunganj-Chaktai market, the hub for wholesale of commodities in Chattogram, soon after the proposed budget for 2019-20 was placed on Thursday.
15 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Three realtors in Ctg dodge Tk 15cr in VAT
The Chattogram Customs, Excise and VAT Commissionerate has found that three real estate companies dodged about Tk 15 crore in
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Ctg customs badly understaffed
Most officials at Customs House Chattogram are not only performing their designated duties but also filling in for vacant posts for an acute shortage of workforce.
25 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Prices to remain stable in Ramadan
Prices of basic commodities will remain stable in Chattogram during the month of Ramadan because of adequate stock and supply, said traders and a senior government official yesterday.
18 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Imported Goods: Samples tampered for dodging tax
Lack of due diligence by the customs authorities in Chattogram has resulted in samples of imported goods allegedly being tampered with before testing to dodge taxes.
3 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Detectives in the dark
Customs detectives are yet to figure out the types of goods that were in the 22 consignments fraudsters made way with by stealing log-in credentials of revenue officials.
28 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Ran aground, not removed in 2yrs
Crystal Gold, the vessel that ran aground at Chattogram's Parki Sea Beach two years ago during cyclone Mora, is still there threatening the environment.
22 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Chattogram EPZ to reopen 11 factories
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) has taken an initiative to reopen 11 factories and create around 10,000 jobs in Chattogram Export Processing Zone within a year.
28 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Undelivered imported goods burden Ctg port
Long delays in auctioning off goods brought in and abandoned by importers at the Chattogram Port are not only damaging a good portion of the items but also depriving the authorities and shipping agents of revenues.
20 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Gas Crisis in Ctg: Rush at restaurants and electric appliance stores
Gas supply remained suspended in one-third area of port city for the third consecutive day yesterday, intensifying public distress and forcing many to buy food from restaurants.
18 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Gas crisis continues in port city
The gas outage in a vast area of Chattogram continued for the second consecutive day yesterday, causing untold sufferings to the port city dwellers and partially disrupting industrial production and power generation.
17 February 2019, 18:00 PM
LNG boosts Ctg factories
Factories in Chattogram, which have long been operating at below capacity because of inadequate gas supplies, are now breathing a sigh of relief thanks to the availability of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
13 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Unreleased Imported Goods at Ctg Port: No trace of 295 consignments!
At least 295 consignments of goods have gone missing from a restricted area of the Chattogram port, say customs officials.
22 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Fraudulent firms operated freely
The Chattogram Custom House (CCH) has evidence that the seven Clearing and Forwarding agents, who have recently been found to be “involved” in a forgery, engaged in counterfeit activities for a total of 299 times between October 2013 and December 2018, NBR sources said.
19 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Ctg customs to sue two firms
The customs house of Chattogram is going to sue two firms—Grambangla Food Corporation and M/S N Islam Enterprise—on charges of money laundering in the name of goods import.
17 January 2019, 18:00 PM