1,265 vehicles imported from Japan, S'pore arrive at Ctg port

CHATTOGRAM, May 5 (UNB): A ship carrying record numbers of reconditioned vehicles imported from Japan and Singapore has arrived at the Chattogram port recently.
The Malaysian flag carrier 'MV Malaysia Star' carrying 1265 reconditioned vehicles berthed at the port's Jetty No 7 and 8, said Barrister Badruzzaman Munshi, deputy commissioner of Chattogram Customs House.
He said that 569 vehicles were unloaded at the Chattogram Port. The rest would be cleared at the Mongla port, he added.
According to the Chattogram Customs sources, because of the dollar crisis, the opening of LC for luxury goods had been closed for a long time. Recently, vehicle LCs have been opened again as the economic situation has become normal.
The port authorities have expressed hope that the revenue from the cars would be over Tk 2.0 billion (200 crore).
Habibur Rahman, the former general secretary of Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers and Dealers Association (BARVIDA), an organisation of car dealers, said that the use of cars must be continued to keep the economy of the country alive.