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Mohammad Suman

A Senior Staff Correspondent at The Daily Star, Mohammad Suman specializes in investigative reporting on ports, customs, trade, and financial irregularities, with a keen focus on corruption, governance, and economic affairs.

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How dependent are we on Middle East oil, gas?

12 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh imports crude and refined fuel oil from a range of countries, including in the Middle East, to meet its annual demand of roughly 70 lakh tonnes
12 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh oil and gas imports from Middle East

How dependent is Bangladesh on Middle East oil, gas?

11 March 2026, 21:37 PM
Middle Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar are two key sources
11 March 2026, 21:37 PM
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Govt looking at fuel source options

11 March 2026, 02:09 AM
The government is scrambling to secure alternative fuel sources amid the US-Israel war on Iran, as the lion’s share of Bangladesh’s fuel imports originates from the Middle East.
11 March 2026, 02:09 AM
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Edible oil prices surge despite ample stock

9 March 2026, 02:18 AM
The prices of loose soybean oil and palm oil have risen in the local market despite assurances of sufficient stock and adequate supply, heaving financial pressure on consumers.
9 March 2026, 02:18 AM
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Panic buying drains filling stations

8 March 2026, 03:22 AM
Many filling stations across Bangladesh, including Dhaka, Chattogram, and Rajshahi, ran dry yesterday as panic buying continued for a second day amid fears of supply disruption due to the war in the Middle East.
8 March 2026, 03:22 AM
panic buying at filling stations in Bangladesh

Panic buying drains filling stations

7 March 2026, 22:30 PM
Energy minister assures people of adequate stock, supply
7 March 2026, 22:30 PM
People overwhelm filling stations amid fear of supply crunch

People overwhelm filling stations amid fear of supply crunch

7 March 2026, 03:21 AM
Filling stations across the country, including in Dhaka and Chattogram, were overcrowded on the weekend as panic buying continued amid fears of supply disruptions due to the war in the Middle East.
7 March 2026, 03:21 AM
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Gas rationing shuts five urea factories

6 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Authorities have shut five of the country’s six urea fertiliser factories as a precaution amid fears of gas supply disruptions caused by the widening war in the Middle East and Iran’s closure of the Hormuz Strait, a key global energy route.
6 March 2026, 00:00 AM
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Outer Stadium: All business, no play

Imagine a ground that helped create the prodigies of the country’s cricket -- names like Akram Khan, Minhajul Abedin Nannu, Tamim Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed and others associated with it -- remaining occupied in any and every activity other than sports for most of the year.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM
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Ctg customs foil bid to launder Tk 1.6cr

Chattogram Customs House has seized a consignment on charges of laundering Tk 1.6 crore by exporting 22 times more goods than the declaration.
17 January 2022, 18:00 PM
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Ctg custom foils bid to launder Tk 1.6 crore

Chattogram Customs House has seized a consignment on charges of laundering Tk 1.6 crore by exporting 22 times more goods than the declaration.
17 January 2022, 13:45 PM
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NBR hunts for fake cigarette band rolls

The Customs House Chattogram (CHC) and the VAT Intelligence have already conducted several investigations to find the destination of fake cigarette band rolls that dodged the eyes of authorities.
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM
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Teknaf Land Port: Porous, powerless

On the face of it, Teknaf Land Port is as clean as a whistle.
28 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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10kg gold bars found in Biman flight

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) yesterday recovered 86 gold bars weighing 10 kgs from underneath a passenger seat of a Biman flight from Dubai at the port city’s Shah Amanat International Airport.
18 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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Chattogram Port: Phantom export raises alarm

Cybercriminals breached the “secure” NBR server to falsely show export of goods worth around Tk 12.78 crore.
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Mitsubishi car for Tk 50,010!

A Mitsubishi car has attracted the highest bid of Tk 50,010 at the auction of the Chattogram Custom House although the price of the vehicle was Tk 1.39 crore.
15 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Mitsubishi car for Tk 50,010!

A Mitsubishi car has attracted the highest bid of Tk 50,010 at the auction of the Chattogram Custom House although the price of the vehicle was Tk 1.39 crore.
15 November 2021, 15:27 PM
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NBR server breached, again

Cybercriminals have once again breached the National Board of Revenue’s highly-sensitive server system and made away with at least 153 tonnes of goods worth crores of taka from the Chattogram port.
14 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Tax dodger let off the hook

Chattogram Customs did not penalise China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) even though it evaded tax while importing construction materials for a government project.
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Trade with Myanmar thru Teknaf comes to a halt

Traders hostage at Teknaf land port

Traders who import goods from Myanmar through Teknaf land port have become hostage to an organised syndicate at the trade gateway on the southeastern border of the country.
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Country’s first hydrogen fuel plant nears completion

Bangladesh’s first hydrogen fuel production plant, a project initiated by the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), is all set to begin operations by June next year.
10 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Customs to auction off 110 cars

Customs authorities are set to auction off 110 vehicles, most of which are luxury brands such as BMW, Land Rover, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus brought to the Chattogram port around a decade ago duty-free under a UN convention.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Tariff commission wants zero import duty on onion until Dec 31

Import from alternative sources on the rise

Onion imports from countries other than India are on the rise as prices of the kitchen staple are higher when brought in from the neighbouring nation.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM
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Onion import from Turkey, Myanmar rises

Onion imports from alternative countries are on the rise due to the rising prices of Indian onions.
13 October 2021, 14:42 PM
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Tunnel of hope: Breakthrough achieved in construction under Karnaphuli

Construction of the tunnel under the Karnaphuli river reached a major milestone with completion of boring on Thursday afternoon.
8 October 2021, 18:00 PM
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Rise and fall of Elias Brothers

Messrs Elias Brothers, popularly known as MEB, grew into one of the leading industrial conglomerates in Bangladesh in 1990s and was a darling of banks and financial institutions.
26 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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Flawed from the start

In 2017, the Chattogram Development Authority undertook an ambitious project to solve the perennial waterlogging problem in the country’s commercial capital in just three years.  
23 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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Import duty evasion drops as fine doubles

Import-related irregularities have gone down significantly after the National Board of Revenue (NBR) doubled the minimum penalty for evading duties, helping the government earn more in taxes.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM

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