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
Import of cement raw materials rises
Import of raw materials used in manufacturing cement has increased in recent months in spite of the items turning pricier.
4 September 2022, 02:40 AM
Sugar price hike: JS body slams two ministers
A parliamentary watchdog yesterday came down heavily on Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun for the price spiral of sugar despite ample supply of the commodity.
25 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Padma’s oil tank sealed off for duty dodging
For the past two months a storage tank of state-run Padma Oil Company containing nearly 6,000 tonnes of furnace oil has been kept sealed off by Custom House, Chattogram on charges of dodging duty of Tk 116.74 crore.
24 August 2022, 02:45 AM
Soybean oil officially up Tk 7-9 a litre
The government yesterday hiked the price of soybean oil for the fourth time this year even though the price of the product in the international market held steady in the past month.
23 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Petroleum remains NBR’s major source of revenue
Petroleum imports continue to be the major source of revenue for Custom House, Chattogram thanks to higher tariffs.
16 August 2022, 02:45 AM
Wheat prices may cool off in local market
The price of wheat in Bangladesh may come down as its export from Ukraine has resumed following an agreement with Russia.
3 August 2022, 02:45 AM
‘Importing’ goods ‘Made in Bangladesh’
A Chinese company housed in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone imported finished goods with “Made in Bangladesh” labels by declaring those as raw materials, in an incident that violated both local and international rules.
31 July 2022, 02:30 AM
‘Couldn’t help but drag them for half kilometre’
The locomotive driver of the Mahanagar Prabhati train, which hit a microbus on Friday morning killing 11, said he had no time to pull the brakes.
30 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Fun trip ends in tragedy
A picnic was organised to boost the morale of a batch of SSC and HSC students, but the smiling faces in the group photo taken yesterday morning will remain a poignant reminder that some of those lives were cruelly cut short mere hours later.
29 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Illegally imported liquor: Five containers seized in 3 days
Customs officials seized five containers of liquor imported through false declaration in the last three days.
25 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Yarn, machines on paper, liquor in reality
Customs and law enforcement agencies seized a huge amount of liquor, imported on the false declaration of being machines and yarn, from inside two container trucks at Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila in the early hours of yesterday.
23 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Waterlogging: a never-ending issue for traders
Many areas of Chaktai-Khatunganj, the wholesale essential commodities market in Chattogram, were flooded with tidal water as Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) could not complete the dredging works of the canals and construction works of the sluice gates on time.
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Rolls-Royce importer’s bond licence suspended
Chattogram Customs Bond Commissionerate has suspended the general bond licence of Z&Z Intimates which has recently been accused by customs intelligence of getting an imported Rolls-Royce worth Tk 27 crore released bypassing assessments.
19 July 2022, 02:30 AM
Rolls-Royce seized for alleged duty evasion
The customs detectives have seized a Rolls-Royce car worth Tk 27 crore, including import tariff, from a house in Dhaka on allegation of duty evasion and breaching customs rules.
6 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Rolls-Royce seized from Baridhara for custom rule violation
The price of the vehicle was shown as 200,000 US dollar or Tk 1.87 crore in the import document and as an exporter the company had the opportunity to get a duty benefit of Tk 24 crore under the 170 Customs Procedure Code.
6 July 2022, 12:35 PM
Spice prices going down as supply picks up ahead of Eid
Prices of several spices have gone down in the port city’s wholesale and retail markets, due to increased supply ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
5 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Tough time for rawhide traders
Rawhide traders are facing a tough time with their business as 21 out of 22 tanneries in Chattogram have been shut down. They are now forced to sell hides at a cheaper rate due to the absence of a competitive market in the port city.
5 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Edible oil still pricey
There is a new problem in Bangladesh’s edible oil market but as always, the consumers end up being the sufferers.
5 July 2022, 02:00 AM
BM depot fire hazards: Alerted, but to no avail
Six months before the deadly fire at Sitakunda’s BM Container Depot on June 4, a team of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority visited the depot and found fire hazards like combustible materials kept near electronic machines and absence of a fire hydrant system.
15 June 2022, 02:30 AM
Ctg depot fire: Jerrycan hazard was warned
In the last week of May, the Hathazari-based Al-Razi Chemical Complex was warned of the hazards of storing hydrogen peroxide in jerrycans. But the company was not stirred to action.
12 June 2022, 02:00 AM