The increased charge of the Bangladesh Inland Container Depot Association (BICDA) on containers has been stopped temporarily.
Mentionable that without the consultation with Importers, exporters and beneficiaries of BICDA, additional charges imposed on containers recently Following the protests by the Port Users Forum and other beneficiaries, BICDA suspended the increase charges.
In this connection, a 12-members committee headed by Member (Harbour) of Chittagong Port was formed to resolved the matter within a short time.
The new constituted committee will submit a report on increased charge of ICDs by February 13 next after consultations with the beneficiaries, sources said.
The decision of suspending the increase charge was taken at a meeting of the port users and business community leaders held at CPA Bhaban with Chittagong Port Chairman Rear Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed, sources said.
Among others BICDA President Nurul Kaiyum Khan, Chittagong Chamber Director Mahfuzul Hoque Shah, vice president of Metropolitan chamber AM Mahbub Chowdhury, former first vice president of BGMEA Nasiruddin Chowdhury, and representatives of Shipping Agents, BAFA, C&F agents were present in the meeting, sources said.
‘BNP’s allies enough to break their alliance’: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Sunday said none has to do anything to break the alliance headed by BNP as its own allies are enough to break the coalition.
“Awami League does not need to engage itself in any conspiracy to break any alliance.
It is in a good position. BNP’s own allies are enough to break the party and their alliance,” he said.
The minister said these while talking to newsmen after offering Fateha at the grave of Sahabuddin Forayeji, a leader of Awami League of Pekua upazila in Cox’s Bazar this noon.
Quader also consoled the family members of Forayeji, who has been killed in an attack by the miscreants.
