Economic Reporter :
Revenue earnings from the country’s land ports maintained a steady rise in fiscal year 2016-17 (FY17) as these ports earned Tk 100 crore, up by Tk 17 crore or 20.44 percent from Tk 83 crore of the fiscal year 2015-16.
“Revenue earnings from the land ports have been maintaining an increasing trend because of the development of infrastructure. Exporters and importers are getting timely services from the ports,” said chairman of Bangladesh Land Port Authority (BLPA) Tapan Kumar Chakrabharty.
Talking to the media, he said development of infrastructure of two more land ports and expansion of Benapole and Bhomra ports are progressing fast with the financial assistance of the World Bank (WB). Export-import will be increased through the land ports when the development programmes will be completed, he added.
He said the land ports handled one crore tonnes of export and import goods in FY18.
Revenue earnings from the country’s land ports maintained a steady rise in fiscal year 2016-17 (FY17) as these ports earned Tk 100 crore, up by Tk 17 crore or 20.44 percent from Tk 83 crore of the fiscal year 2015-16.
“Revenue earnings from the land ports have been maintaining an increasing trend because of the development of infrastructure. Exporters and importers are getting timely services from the ports,” said chairman of Bangladesh Land Port Authority (BLPA) Tapan Kumar Chakrabharty.
Talking to the media, he said development of infrastructure of two more land ports and expansion of Benapole and Bhomra ports are progressing fast with the financial assistance of the World Bank (WB). Export-import will be increased through the land ports when the development programmes will be completed, he added.
He said the land ports handled one crore tonnes of export and import goods in FY18.
