Nazrul Islam, Chattogram Bureau :
Chattogram Custom House has been destroying imported foreign goods including rotten fruit and chemical which remain undelivered for a long time.
On the first day , a total of 18 containers having rotten goods were sent to the damping station of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) at Halishahar .
The concerned people are working to destroy 130 container products till February 18. Chittagong Custom House Deputy Commissioner Tapan Chandra Dey told The New Nation that six years ago, auctioned imported commodity was destroyed due to public health and environmental damage. Container has been selected by forming a strong committee consisting of representatives of all concerned agencies including the port, police and environment department.
He said that on the first day about a year before the imported rubbish apples, oranges, and un use able imported in the past five to six years was destroyed.
Port and customs have been reported that imported goods have to be delivered within 30 days of the arrival of ship from the ship to the port yard. Custom house authority issues notice if the importer does not receive the supply during this period. After 15 days, the product was taken to auction. But due to the delay, the auction process has been stuck for years.
Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BFFA) Director Khairul Alam Sujon told that due to losses, charges, legal complications, Imported goods are damage, the containers were trapped due to the loss of the concerned shipping line.
Businesses Community applaud the initiative to destroy the ineligible products. As a result, more than 100 containers will be released, the yard of the port will be empty. However, if the auction process is made faster, the imported goods worth millions will reach the consumer level during good-term stability.
Chief Conservative Officer of Chittagong City Corporation Shafiqul Mannan Siddiqui told The New Nation that necessary measures have been taken at City Corporation Waste damping station at Halishahar for destroying the goods.
Chattogram Custom House has been destroying imported foreign goods including rotten fruit and chemical which remain undelivered for a long time.
On the first day , a total of 18 containers having rotten goods were sent to the damping station of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) at Halishahar .
The concerned people are working to destroy 130 container products till February 18. Chittagong Custom House Deputy Commissioner Tapan Chandra Dey told The New Nation that six years ago, auctioned imported commodity was destroyed due to public health and environmental damage. Container has been selected by forming a strong committee consisting of representatives of all concerned agencies including the port, police and environment department.
He said that on the first day about a year before the imported rubbish apples, oranges, and un use able imported in the past five to six years was destroyed.
Port and customs have been reported that imported goods have to be delivered within 30 days of the arrival of ship from the ship to the port yard. Custom house authority issues notice if the importer does not receive the supply during this period. After 15 days, the product was taken to auction. But due to the delay, the auction process has been stuck for years.
Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BFFA) Director Khairul Alam Sujon told that due to losses, charges, legal complications, Imported goods are damage, the containers were trapped due to the loss of the concerned shipping line.
Businesses Community applaud the initiative to destroy the ineligible products. As a result, more than 100 containers will be released, the yard of the port will be empty. However, if the auction process is made faster, the imported goods worth millions will reach the consumer level during good-term stability.
Chief Conservative Officer of Chittagong City Corporation Shafiqul Mannan Siddiqui told The New Nation that necessary measures have been taken at City Corporation Waste damping station at Halishahar for destroying the goods.
