Mohammad Suman

Ship from Karachi port: What was in the cargo?

Most of the cargo that arrived from Karachi contained industrial raw materials, including soda ash, dolomite, limestone, chemicals, onion, fabrics and potatoes

2w ago

Cybergangs breaking into NBR server at will

On May 20, 2024, Chattogram Custom House Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Zakaria was in Kolkata, India, where he had gone for treatment a week earlier.

2w ago

Unable to open LCs, seven S Alam factories shut down

An inability to open letters of credit (LCs) since the political changeover on August 5 has resulted in the closure of at least seven enterprises owned by the S Alam Group, including its sugar and edible oil refineries and steel factory.

2w ago

A good example of a bad plan

A year on, Karnaphuli tunnel losing over Tk 27 lakh a day

1m ago

Two S Alam sons dodged Tk 75cr in taxes in 20-21

At least six tax officials, including the then tax commissioner, were involved in extending undue favour to two sons of controversial businessman Mohammed Saiful Alam to legalise undisclosed money worth Tk 500 crore, an investigation by the tax intelligence has found.

1m ago

Egg supplies take a hit

The Tejgaon Egg Merchants’ Association, which delivers about 15 percent of the daily supply of 1 crore eggs in the capital, stopped sales from Sunday night claiming it was to avoid harassment by the government authorities.

1m ago

NBR detects Tk 1,400cr of unpaid VAT of S Alam firms

Ten companies of S Alam Group have been ordered to pay Tk 1,414 crore of unpaid value-added tax (VAT) they allegedly “evaded” in the past two years.

1m ago

Prices of essentials: Rains, supply dearth cause spike

The prices of rice, eggs, broiler chicken, soybean oil, palm oil, sugar and vegetables have increased significantly in Dhaka due to a supply shortage and incessant rain.

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September 14, 2024
September 14, 2024

NBR server breached again

A cybercriminal gang attempted to release a container of liquor worth Tk 14 crore from Chattogram Port after breaching the National Board of Revenue’s server using login credentials of two customs officials.

August 30, 2024
August 30, 2024

Unpaid duties: Ctg Customs Bond demands Tk 246cr from S Alam

The Chattogram Customs Bond Commissionerate has sought Tk 246.26 crore in unpaid duties from the S Alam Refined Sugar Industry against the import of 60,500 tonnes of sugar.

August 27, 2024
August 27, 2024

Ctg port facing container congestion as transport slows

The Chattogram port has been hit by container congestion again as daily deliveries have slowed in the amid of flash floods, which caused disruptions along the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway since Thursday.

August 26, 2024
August 26, 2024

Transport activities partially resume along Dhaka-Ctg highway

Transport activities through the Dhaka-Chattogram highway partially resumed yesterday after a three-day disruption due to flash floods.

August 25, 2024
August 25, 2024

Floods cripple key transport highway for third day

Transport activities, including movement of imported goods and those meant for exports, have been halted since Thursday as the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, the lifeline of the country’s economy, has been submerged by flash floods brought on by heavy rainfall and the rush of water from upstream.

August 24, 2024
August 24, 2024

Tax-free import by lawmakers: Customs halts release of 44 luxury cars

The customs department is not releasing 44 luxury vehicles that former lawmakers imported under a duty-free facility.

August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024

Initiatives taken to reduce container congestion at Ctg port

The Chattogram Port Authority and Chattogram customs have taken the initiative to maintain activities round the clock, even on weekends and public holidays, in a bid to reduce container congestion..These measures were agreed upon after talks with key stakeholders at the Chattogram port bui

August 8, 2024
August 8, 2024

Security concerns slow clearance of goods from ports

Importers are refraining from clearing goods at the ports in Chattogram, Benapole and Mongla as well as the Kamalapur ICD due to a lack of security on major highways.

August 5, 2024
August 5, 2024

Transport operators dealt a fresh blow

Transport of passengers and export-import goods began to suffer again yesterday as most vehicles avoided plying roads amid a new wave of violence surrounding the students’ non-cooperation movement.

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Ctg port choked by Kamalapur ICD-bound containers

The Chattogram Port is now facing a congestion of containers bound for Kamalapur Inland Container Depot (ICD) because of the suspension of transport through railway wagons since July 18 for countrywide violence and curfew centring the government job quota reform movement.