To keep the prices of fresh fruits within the people鈥檚 purchasing capacity during the holy month of Ramadan, the government issued two new notifications on March 16, slashing import duties on fresh fruit in the public interest...
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission has recommended the National Revenue Board to withdraw the existing 5 per cent customs duty on import of onions to reduce the price of the essential commodity on the local market...
In response to a sharp fall in rice production caused by recent floods, the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission has recommended removing the current import duty on rice to stabilise supply and prices on the local market...
Edible oil traders of Bangladesh on Tuesday proposed waiving the existing 5% import duty on soybean and palm oil and removing all value-added taxes imposed on producers and traders.