Imported at Tk 370, helmets sold for up to Tk 4,500
3 hour(s) ago
A motorcycle helmet declared at just $3, or about Tk 370, during import is being sold in the local market for as much as Tk 4,500.
3 hour(s) ago
Imported at Tk 370, helmets sold for up to Tk 4,500
6 hour(s) ago
Country’s fast-growing motorcycle fleet and rising fatality rates contrast with helmet imports declared at a fraction of their retail value
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Rawhide traders’ woes continue
30 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Rawhide prices in Dhaka rose slightly on the second day of Eid-ul-Azha, still well below government-set prices, while traders outside the capital were forced to dump unsold hides due to low prices.
30 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Hundreds of rawhides left on roads in Ctg
29 May 2026, 16:01 PM
Foul odour spreads as traders abandon unsold hides
29 May 2026, 16:01 PM
Govt expects no urea shortage for Aman season
24 May 2026, 01:20 AM
BCIC chairman expects stock to exceed Aman demand of 6.5 lakh tonnes by June 30
24 May 2026, 01:20 AM
Ginger prices spike before Eid as importers delay port release
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Ginger prices have nearly doubled in a matter of weeks ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, as importers left up to 11 lakh kg of the spice stranded for as long as a month at Chattogram port.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Over 200 tariff lines set for rationalisation
18 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Move is part of wider trade tax reform as Bangladesh prepares for LDC graduation
18 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Imports from US double in Jan-Apr
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Imports from the US have more than doubled in the first four months of the year, as Bangladesh scrambles to shrink the bilateral trade deficit.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
'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, 18:00 PM
Packaged imports to become dearer
Consumers are likely to face higher prices of imported packaged goods such as cosmetics, perfumes, shampoos
22 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM