Allow rice import thru' Bhomra port
Traders claim lesser import cost
Our Correspondent, Satkhira
Traders in Satkhira have reiterated their demand for allowing rice import through Bhomra land port again, saying it will involve lesser cost than through other ports. Rice import through the port was stopped by the National Board of Revenue (NBR). Talking to this correspondent, Satkhira Chamber of Commerce and Industries President Sheikh Azhar Hossain said Bhomra port's distance from Calcutta is lesser than any other land port in the country. Import cost will be lesser through Bhomra port than through Benapole port, he claimed. Revenue earning from the port will also increase substantially if rice import is allowed, he said. The government had earlier allowed rice import through the port but the NBR stopped it for unknown reasons. The trade body has given a representation to the NBR with recommendations from local lawmakers, he said. The port was established nine years back but required infrastructure facilities are yet to be built though it exceeds the targeted revenue earning every year, according a customs official at the port. The customs official said a project proposal involving Tk five crore for construction of infrastructure is lying with the Satkhira Public Works Department.
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