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23-05-2011 |
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Export-Import Suspended At Akhaura Port |
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Export and import through Akhaura land port have been suspended due to a new tax rule.
The suspension of work has occurred due to difficulty in paying duties in Agartala land port, said Akhaura land port export-import association president Mohammad Safiqul Islam on Sunday.
Earlier, Agartala businessmen paid duties in customs for export-import activities. But according to the new rule, they will have to pay through banks by 'Treasury note', Safiqul told bdnews24.com
"Since Sunday is a weekly holiday in India, businessmen could not pay the taxes," he added.
Such closure causes a revenue loss of Tk 10 million every day.
Source : bdnews24.com
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