BPC panel against fuel imports by private sector
1 September 2026
Allowing private companies to directly import and market refined petroleum products could lead to revenue losses, artificial shortages, hoarding, price volatility, substandard fuel and risks to national energy security, said a BPC committee.
1 September 2026
Sugar prices surge amid gas crisis, India’s return to imports
24 August 2026
Sugar prices are rising as the ongoing gas crisis is curbing production at local refineries, which had stepped up output after three major suppliers exited the market.
24 August 2026
Phantom exports worth Tk 24cr surface
16 August 2026
At least 29 consignments logged as exports, while officials allege raw materials were sold locally and incentives claimed
16 August 2026
Laldia terminal construction to begin soon
14 August 2026
Construction of the long-awaited Laldia Container Terminal at Chattogram port is set to move forward, with the government scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the $550 million project on August 30, in partnership with Denmark.
14 August 2026
Profit streak to cash crisis: BPC seeks Tk 18,699cr lifeline
11 August 2026
Citing the rapid depletion of its cash reserves, BPC said continued losses could affect its ability to open letters of credit (LCs) for future fuel imports, according to minutes of a BPC board meeting in July.
11 August 2026
Logistics woes stand in way of Ctg export hub
1 August 2026
Economic, free trade zones, terminals, deep-sea port are reshaping region
1 August 2026
Two Ctg exporters face legal action over forged import documents
28 July 2026
To curb abuse, the commissionerate has imposed 10 compliance conditions, including mandatory stock verification and supervised fabric cutting
28 July 2026
From veggies to eggs, prices climb sharply
25 July 2026
Under a gloomy afternoon sky at Karwan Bazar, Abdul Barek stood in front of a vegetable shop, quietly asking the price of one item after another. The 50-year-old finally settled on half a kilogram of okra.
25 July 2026
GIVEN BY GHOSTS
Officially, most bars and social clubs neither import nor purchase alcohol yet they log huge sales; restrictive law, high import tariff, bureaucratic nightmare encouraging smuggling; govt loses big, earning almost nothing out of this trade.
23 September 2018
LNG supply begins in port city
People of Chittagong started receiving Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as the authorities have finally been able to connect the imported consignment to the pipeline of Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Ltd (KGDCL) yesterday.
18 August 2018
Fresh notes, a hot commodity
Fresh currency notes have become a hot commodity before the Eid.
11 June 2018
Recon Cars at Ctg, Mongla Ports: Importers queue up for release
Importers were rushing to complete procedures for getting reconditioned vehicles released from the Chittagong and Mongla ports fearing hike in import duties in the budget to be announced today.
6 June 2018
Tk 400cr tax evaded in importing posh cars
About half the luxury cars Bangladeshi Britons brought into the country for tax-free use of up to a year were never shipped back and their taxes were not paid.
4 June 2018
Korean EPZ's exports gain momentum
Exports earnings of the Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) are gaining momentum as investment flow brings factories in the
23 May 2018
Scanning at Ctg Port: Govt settles for costlier option
Scanning operation is a sensitive job for any port around the world. It examines imports through misdeclaration and the presence of explosives that could jeopardize national security. Once released, there is little scope for reexamining the containers.
2 May 2018
LNG supply begins next month
The ship carrying Bangladesh's first import consignment of liquefied natural gas has anchored in the Bay of Bengal, with the help of which LNG supply to the national grid is scheduled to begin next month.
29 April 2018
'Heavy Metal' in Imported Fish: Samples sent for retest
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) sent samples from 81 tonnes of Shad fish for retest in the face of objections raised by the importers of the consignments after the laboratory tests identified heavy metal in the fish.
17 March 2018
Importers suffer for agents' dispute
A dispute between two companies over who would act as the local agent for Far Shipping, a Singaporean shipping company, has left
24 February 2018
New Graft Model: Free of cost
Nine garment manufacturers have abused the Free of Cost facility and dodged tax of around Tk 120 crore by importing raw materials up to 22 times the permissible limit.
1 February 2018
'Innovation' in tax dodging
More than a hundred bank documents were forged by at least 20 importers to evade tax, causing a loss of over Tk 50 crore to the state exchequer.
24 January 2018
Packaged imports to become dearer
Consumers are likely to face higher prices of imported packaged goods such as cosmetics, perfumes, shampoos
22 January 2018
Fish Importers: Ticked off by test order
About 1,500 tonnes of fish remain stranded in the Chittagong port yard since January 1, after the food safety authorities made it mandatory for all imported fish to go through certain tests to detect the presence of heavy metals in them.
20 January 2018
Four mobile container scanners lie idle for nearly 2yrs
The four mobile container scanners donated by China to speed up the trade process have been lying idle for nearly
10 January 2018