BPC may run out of funds for fuel imports in Oct
18 September 2026
The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) may run out of funds to open letters of credit (LCs) for fuel imports sometime in October unless the government provides fresh financing, as soaring global oil prices have put the state-run agency under severe financial pressure.
18 September 2026
Red Sea tensions drive up import costs
14 September 2026
A crude oil tanker of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC), MT Ninemia, arrived at Chattogram port from Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
14 September 2026
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
Edible oil prices: Hike on despite the tax cuts
The prices of edible oil have gone up at the wholesale level yesterday despite the 30 percent tax exemption at the import and production stages.
17 March 2022
Edible oil price hike: Manipulation merry-go-round
The supply order, crucial for dealership of edible oils, has turned out to be a key tool being used to inflate the prices at the country’s biggest trade hub in Chattogram.
10 March 2022
Price hike of essentials: Is war the real cause?
A section of traders is cashing in on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war to hike prices of essentials that were already becoming costlier, market insiders said.
7 March 2022
Not much has changed at 332, Bakshirhat
Pitambar Shah, a Chattogram based herbal medicine and spice shop, has survived with its old business model, despite the huge changes in technology and pharmaceutical industry in the last 180 years.
22 February 2022
Essentials’ prices go up ahead of Ramadan
Like clockwork, the prices of Ramadan essentials like edible oil, chickpea, dried pea, date and sugar have started to spiral in the lead-up to the holy month despite higher imports.
16 February 2022
DDT stored for 37yrs finally being cleared
An expert team yesterday started the process of shipping 500 tonnes of Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane, a banned toxic pesticide, to France for destruction.
16 February 2022
Ctg customs hands over 3 cars auctioned off for Tk 1.45cr
Custom House, Chattogram yesterday handed over three vehicles, two BMWs and one Toyota, which were brought to the Chattogram port duty-free under a United Nations convention and now auctioned off for Tk 1.45 crore.
9 February 2022
TINs abused without knowledge, now they can’t clear their names
Tania Jasmine, the proprietor of a modest beauty salon in Chattogram’s Rangunia upazila, and her husband own just one car. But the National Board of Revenue’s database shows she owns a mindboggling 103 vehicles -- an alarming record for anyone to have.
22 January 2022
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
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
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
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
Teknaf Land Port: Porous, powerless
On the face of it, Teknaf Land Port is as clean as a whistle.
28 December 2021
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
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
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
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
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
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
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