Narinjara News
Cox’s Bazar,
Bangladesh Bagged 540 Million Taka from Border Tariff Last Year
The Bangladesh customs
office received 540 million Taka in tariffs from the border trade post at Teknaf, on the southern Burmese border, during the
2004-2005 financial year.
Abdul Gufur, the officer in
charge of Teknaf Customs said, “during
the last 12 months, Taka 54 corers were collected from the Teknaf
Office alone for the national treasury."
Teknaf is located at the heart of the border trade. However, since
illegal trading is now flourishing along the border, the Customs office has not
been able to collect all the available revenue.
“If we could station
more Police, BDR (Bangladesh Border Security), and Army personnel in the border
regions, we would be able to stop the smuggling problems and collect more revenue,” continued the same officer.
At the same time, poor infrastructure and
transportation facilities is also hindering development of the border trade to
its full potential.
“Although there were
many glitches during the last year trading, 540 million in revenue is good news
for
The Teknaf Customs post is
located in Kawro Tawlee
village, 3 kilometers from
On the Burmese side, tariff collection and foreign
exchange at
Thus, Burmese Customs has not been able to give a
figure for revenue collected from the border trade. In fact, Burmese government
normally does not make any revenue collected public information, said a
prominent businessman from Maungdaw.
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