Mohammad Suman

Traders call indefinite strike for higher distribution charges

The steady imports have led to a decrease in retail onion prices in the country

Some traders linked the recent price rise to stockpiling ahead of Ramadan

Chattogram customs house, the country’s largest revenue-collecting entity, posted a 9 percent year-on-year rise in revenue in the first five months of the current fiscal year, but still fell short of its target.

The port city custom house collected Tk 31,602 crore in revenue during the period

Retailers in Dhaka and Chattogram said onion prices have dropped by Tk 25-Tk 30 per kg

The latest increase comes amid persistently high inflation, which stood at 8.17 percent in October

Five years after the Anti-Corruption Commission launched an investigation into the illegal release of banned memory cards, those responsible for importing and releasing the goods remain unaccountable.

In recent months, several groups allegedly linked to S Alam Group tried to withdraw funds from the account using fake vouchers and cheques.

Once the country’s largest trading hotspot, the wholesale market is now losing its old rhythm amid cash crises, loan scams, crumbling infrastructure

Nearly three-fourths of all factories in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) are operating without the mandatory fire safety effectiveness certificate, found a recent investigation by the Fire Service and Civil Defence.

Banned artificial sugar substitute, sodium cyclamate, smuggled using fake lab reports

Introduced during the Ershad regime, the duty-free car facility has long faced criticism

The disclosure comes after the deadline for filing nominations ended on September 21

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.

A Dhaka court imposed a travel ban on him on January 29 this year

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.

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.

Importers cry foul as locomotive shortage slows Dhaka-bound cargo transport

Firms with fraudulent papers caught importing cigarette raw material, evading taxes