Stone import thru land ports resumes

SYLHET, Jan 31 (UNB): The import of stone through land ports in Sylhet divisions, which remained suspended since January 7, resumed on Wednesday.

Md Atik Hossain, president of Sylhet District Stone Importer Group, said the importers halted the import of stone from India on January 7 in protest against the hike in import duty on limestone and stone.

At a meeting with the commissioner of Customs Excise and VAT Sylhet Commissionerate on Tuesday, the leaders of the importers' association decided to resume the import of stone on Wednesday, he said.