Mohammad Suman
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Experts call for cutting fuel import taxes (opens the original)
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The government collects as much as 25 percent in tariff and other taxes on diesel imports, prompting analysts to call for waiving off the import taxes rather than raising prices and transfer the burden to consumers already battered by inflation. The reaction comes after the government increased the prices of all four major petroleum products by Tk 20 a litre, passing on to consumers a large share of the higher import costs that have been mounting since the US-Israel war on Iran. At present, the
Bangladesh is paying for oil pipeline it can’t use (opens the original)
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The single point mooring (SPM) system, a giant pipeline built to unload oil from big ships in the Bay of Bengal and pipe it to onshore storage facilities, has been sitting idle for more than two years because no operator has been appointed. Meanwhile, loan repayments for the SPM project have begun. The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has repaid Tk 3,077 crore, and the next instalment of Tk 690 crore is due by December. The 18-month guarantee period for fixing technical faults has also exp
BPC may run out of funds for fuel imports in Oct (opens the original)
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The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) may run out of funds to open letters of credit (LCs) for fuel imports sometime in October unless the government provides fresh financing, as soaring global oil prices have put the state-run agency under severe financial pressure. The BPC currently has around Tk 12,368 crore in usable working capital, according to its latest assessment on September 6. The amount is sufficient to meet fuel import payments for September, but the corporation will need addit
Sugar prices surge amid gas crisis, India’s return to imports (opens the original)
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Sugar prices are rising as the ongoing gas crisis is curbing production at local refineries, which had stepped up output after three major suppliers exited the market. The latest squeeze also comes amid a fresh increase in global demand as India, a long-time sugar exporter, has returned to the international market as a buyer recently, adding pressure on international prices. Over the past week, sugar prices have increased by Tk 230-240 to Tk 3,780 a maund (37.32kg), according to traders at Chatt
Phantom exports worth Tk 24cr surface (opens the original)
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It was just before the Eid-ul-Azha holidays in May this year. Offices were racing to finish their last files before a long vacation. Against this backdrop, Narayanganj-based knitwear maker RT Fashion told customs it was exporting garments worth around Tk 84 lakh. Its clearing and forwarding (C&F) agent filed the export declaration, which was then entered into the National Board of Revenue’s Asycuda World, the web-based electronic customs management system. Under the normal process, the cargo wou
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