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Vol. 5 Num 272 Thu. March 03, 2005  
   
National


Tax evasion: Onion trucks seized at Bhomra


Two trucks carrying Indian onions weighing 15,334-kilogram were seized by the BDR on Sunday.

The onions were imported allegedly by evading tax.

According to sources in Bhomra Land Port, M/s Raj Enterprise of Farashganj, Dhaka imported the onions. The business firm opened a Letter of Credit (LC) to import 14,560-kilogram of onions. But the firm imported an additional 774-kilogram of onion.

On suspicion, the BDR team intercepted the loaded trucks and seized the onions.

Later, the onions were deposited to the Customs godown on Monday.