Smuggling

By Kallol, Bhathola Road, Dhaka
27 April 2006, 18:00 PM
Smuggling is nothing new in this country and is parallel to the official trade. That is why smugglings through road, sea and air have taken a real Herculean shape in Bangladesh, severely affecting our already fragile economy.

It is not that the people involved in land, sea or airport customs are not doing anything to prevent this alarming rise of smuggling. But some of them are indirectly involved in this smuggling process and, as such, remarkable success against the smugglers is yet to come. The equation is very simple, the people, who are supposed to curb smuggling, themselves get involved in the same dirty process out of greed, it's really hard to win the battle against smuggling. We must admit, despite all these limitations, that some of our customs officials and other law enforcers are doing a good job. They are nabbing the organised gangs of smugglers. But it is indeed a surprise for us that along with all other goods, diesel is also smuggled out of our country.