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
55kg gold theft from customs warehouse may be an inside job: investigators
The gold -- 55.51kg to be precise -- stolen from Dhaka Customs House was taken from 437 separate packs kept inside a customs warehouse at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Int’l Airport: 55kg gold vanishes from customs godown
Approximately 55.5kg gold bars and jewellery worth around Tk 47 crore have been stolen from a customs warehouse at Dhaka airport, officials say.
3 September 2023, 18:00 PM
3 cops killed as train hits police car
Three police constables were killed and two others injured as a train hit a police car at an unmanned level crossing in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila yesterday.
27 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Onion prices go up as India slaps fresh duty
Onion prices at wholesale and retail markets in Bangladesh rose overnight yesterday after India imposed a 40 percent duty on exports of the bulb.
20 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Onion prices go up after India slaps export duty
Although Bangladesh produces enough onion, a significant portion is imported each year to meet domestic demand
20 August 2023, 16:01 PM
Import thru ctg port: What are the products with highest import costs?
Bangladesh spent the highest, over Tk 10,000 crore, behind the import of each of nine products in fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 although some 4,788 types of goods enter through the Chattogram port.
18 August 2023, 00:00 AM
Aftermath of Ctg Flood: Many children yet to return to school
With a forlorn expression on his face, 12-year-old Faisal was holding his books as he returned to classes after two weeks of school closure due to flood, only to find none of his friends there.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Waterlogging in Chattogram worsening by the day
Unloading of goods from larger vessels at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port remains suspended due to rough seas since Friday, while trade at the Khatunganj-Chaktai wholesale hub has dropped significantly.
6 August 2023, 18:00 PM
25 products dominated imports in FY23
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.
30 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Cement makers call for cutting assessment value at import stage
The Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) has urged the Chattogram Custom House to cut the assessment value of three raw materials as their prices have fallen in international markets.
25 July 2023, 01:00 AM
Chattogram customs falls short of import tax target
Chattogram Custom House has fallen short of its import tax collection target by around 17 per cent in the just-concluded fiscal year of 2022-23.
19 July 2023, 01:20 AM
Bad news for wheat market as Russia pulls out of grain deal
Bangladesh’s wheat market may see fresh volatility after Russia pulled out of a United Nations and Turkey-brokered deal that could turn the global grain market unstable, importers warn.
18 July 2023, 01:15 AM
Bad news for wheat market as Russia pulls out of grain deal
Bangladesh’s wheat market may see fresh volatility after Russia pulled out of a United Nations and Turkey-brokered deal that could turn the global grain market unstable, importers warn.
17 July 2023, 15:51 PM
Ctg landowner selling banned fish feed
A landowner has been extracting and selling banned meat and bone meal (MBM) from a dumping station in port city, posing a serious health risk to humans.
5 July 2023, 01:20 AM
Going cashless at cattle markets
Abul Hossain, a resident of the port city’s Hamzarbagh area, bought a cow from the Sagarika cattle market for Tk 1.30 lakh. The trader Abdul Hannan received the full amount from the digital transaction booth of city corporation sitting in the market.
27 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Sugar costlier by Tk 10
Sugar prices have gone up at both wholesale and retail markets in Dhaka and Chattogram in a span of a week owing to tight supply and millers’ call for adjusting the price in line with rising global rates.
22 June 2023, 02:00 AM
They want bank loans to survive
Chattogram rawhide traders want bank loans on easy terms to recover loses after the area’s 50 percent of tanneries have been closed due to the absence of a competitive market in the port city.
13 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Container imports to be duty-free
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has proposed a duty-free facility for containers carrying import and export goods in 2023-24 fiscal year.
1 June 2023, 15:23 PM
NBR proposes withdrawing duties on 425 import items
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has proposed withdrawing supplementary duty (SD) on 234 imported goods and regulatory duty (RD) on 191 imported goods in fiscal year 2023-24 to aid Bangladesh’s graduation from a least developed country (LDC) to a developing one by 2026.
1 June 2023, 12:05 PM
Ginger retailing fourfold the import price
Chattogram-based Asia Enterprise received a consignment of 59,580 kilogrammes (kg) of fresh ginger through the Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf land port on May 12.
25 May 2023, 03:30 AM