Shippers cry foul as depot operators hike charges
A fresh tariff hike by private container depots in Chattogram has irked the users of the facility.The shipping companies, freight forwarders and consignees are the key users of services provided by 18 privately-owned container depots, known as off-docks.
The Bangladesh Inland Container Depot Association (BICDA), a group of the depot...
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Graft revelations just the tip of the iceberg
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said on Saturday the revelation of corrupt youth and student leaders during the ongoing crackdown is just the tip of the iceberg.It has called for stringent steps to hold those involved in corruption accountable, sparing nobody in the name of politics, according to a statement.Citing the...
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BB drafts law to check counterfeit currency
The central bank has prepared the draft of a first-ever law designed to prevent production, supply and use of counterfeit currency. The draft proposes the maximum life-time imprisonment for the offences.The offences under the law will be 'cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable'. Cognizable offence means a police officer has the authority...
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Briefing
BD lists items for Indonesia mkt access Bangladesh has readied a list of 300 products for duty-free access to the Indonesian market under a proposed Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). The list will be sent next month to Jakarta that also will send another list of 300 products to Dhaka for...
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