A Correspondent :
Customs intelligence officials on Tuesday seized in Chittagong city’s Chatteswary area a luxury Mini Cooper car, worth around Tk 80 lakh, brought into the country dodging tax.
Owner of the car, Golam Sarwar, a businessman, could not show any necessary document regarding importing the car into the country. The car is neither registered with Bangladesh Road Transport Authority. He was served with a notice to submit written statement mentioning all the necessary details. Deputy Director of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate SM Shamimur Rahman suspect that the car was imported under the now-defunct Carnet de Passage system which allowed travelers/ tourists to move through countries driving their own vehicles on temporary importation facilities without payment of any duty and taxes.
Customs intelligence officials on Tuesday seized in Chittagong city’s Chatteswary area a luxury Mini Cooper car, worth around Tk 80 lakh, brought into the country dodging tax.
Owner of the car, Golam Sarwar, a businessman, could not show any necessary document regarding importing the car into the country. The car is neither registered with Bangladesh Road Transport Authority. He was served with a notice to submit written statement mentioning all the necessary details. Deputy Director of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate SM Shamimur Rahman suspect that the car was imported under the now-defunct Carnet de Passage system which allowed travelers/ tourists to move through countries driving their own vehicles on temporary importation facilities without payment of any duty and taxes.
