Rice prices rise on flood damage, import fears
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Rice prices have climbed in Dhaka and Chattogram over the past week, particularly for fine varieties, as traders blame higher paddy prices, flood damage to Aus crops and Aman seedbeds, and uncertainty over rice imports from India.
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Commodity supply under pressure amid non-stop rain
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Businesses say the downpour has disrupted the entire supply chain
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Patenga terminal hikes delayed cargo storage fees fourfold
10 July 2026, 00:00 AM
The operator of the Patenga Container Terminal has raised storage charges fourfold for less-than-container-load (LCL) cargoes that remain at its container freight stations beyond the free storage period.
10 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Heavy rains slow cargo handling at Ctg port
10 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Heavy rainfall continued to disrupt cargo handling at Chattogram port for a third consecutive day yesterday, slowing customs inspections, cargo deliveries and unloading operations at the outer anchorage.
10 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Ctg customs collects record Tk 81,471cr in FY26
3 July 2026, 00:00 AM
The Custom House, Chattogram, the country’s largest revenue-generating customs station, collected a record Tk 81,471 crore in the fiscal year 2025-26, registering a 12.37 percent year-on-year increase, driven by tighter enforcement, improved customs administration and sustained import activity.
3 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Saudi-run Patenga terminal to operate at full capacity from July
24 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The cranes, worth $30 million, are now being installed and commissioned
24 June 2026, 00:00 AM
NBR revises tariffs on 261 lines ahead of LDC graduation
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh has formally requested a deferral of its LDC graduation by at least three years to allow time to implement key domestic reforms
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Landmark customs bond reforms to boost competitiveness
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The government has proposed a landmark overhaul of the customs bond regime in the fiscal year 2026-27 budget, extending duty-free import facilities to emerging export sectors and easing compliance requirements for garment factories -- steps exporters say will significantly boost trade competitiveness.
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
LNG boosts Ctg factories
Factories in Chattogram, which have long been operating at below capacity because of inadequate gas supplies, are now breathing a sigh of relief thanks to the availability of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
13 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Unreleased Imported Goods at Ctg Port: No trace of 295 consignments!
At least 295 consignments of goods have gone missing from a restricted area of the Chattogram port, say customs officials.
22 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Fraudulent firms operated freely
The Chattogram Custom House (CCH) has evidence that the seven Clearing and Forwarding agents, who have recently been found to be “involved” in a forgery, engaged in counterfeit activities for a total of 299 times between October 2013 and December 2018, NBR sources said.
19 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Ctg customs to sue two firms
The customs house of Chattogram is going to sue two firms—Grambangla Food Corporation and M/S N Islam Enterprise—on charges of money laundering in the name of goods import.
17 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Forgery gang runs rampant at Ctg port
A gang consisting of clearing and forwarding (C&F) agents and importers had at least 4,000 consignments released from the Chattogram port through forgery over the last two years.
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Ctg customs misses revenue target
Revenue collection of the Custom House, Chattogram fell 23 percent short of the target in the first half of 2018-19, the biggest drop in six years.
12 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Race between uncle and nephew may split Maijbhandari vote bank
Two members of the influential Maijbhandari family contesting the national polls in Chattogram-2 (Fatikchhari) may cause a split in the votes of supporters, according to locals.
25 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Customs releases export containers unscanned
More than 2,386,500 export containers got through Chittagong Custom House (CCH) without scanning in the last eight years, which
14 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Scamming the dirt poor
People of low-income group, who saved their hard-earned money with an NGO in Chattogram city for promised high returns, have become victims of alleged fraud as the organisation suddenly closed shop and its officials disappeared.
9 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Prepaid gas meters a win-win in Ctg
Pre-paid meters for household gas consumption have been saving gas by 20 percent in Chattogram city, and cost for consumers has also been coming down as they have been refraining from wasting the resources.
31 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Smugglers not traced yet
Despite seizing consignments of smuggled-in cigarettes at the port, Chattogram Customs House has been unable to track down the smugglers over the last couple of years as documents related to the import have either gone missing or they had been forged.
30 September 2018, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
Fresh notes, a hot commodity
Fresh currency notes have become a hot commodity before the Eid.
11 June 2018, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
'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, 18:00 PM