Import of Indian spices increases thruâ Hili Land Port
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RANGPUR, May 9, 2021 (BSS) â Import of almost all kinds of spices have increased substantially through Hili Land Port (HLP) in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festivity.
According to officials at Hili land customs station, traders have increased import of spices through HLP ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr festivity. As a result, revenue collection from import of spices has also increased.
Talking to BSS, Harun Ur Rashid, President of the Hili Land Port Importersâ-Exportersâ Group said import of spices from India has increased now though spices were being imported from different countries in the previous years.
Hili Land Port exceeds fixed revenue earning target
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(HLP) in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur have already exceeded the fixed revenue
earning target by about 15 percent during the 2020-2021 financial year that
will end in June next.
“We have collected Taka 220.28 crore till February against the fixed
target of earning Taka 191.79 crore revenue by the National Board of Revenue
(NBR) through HLP during this FY,” Deputy Commissioner of Customs at HLP
Saidul Alam told local reporters.
The collected revenue earning is higher by around 28.50 crore higher than
the fixed target of collecting Taka 191.79 crore revenue though HLP for the
current FY.
12 killed as train rams bus
Unmanned railway crossing blamed for the accident in Joypurhat
Staff Correspondent
19th December, 2020 09:50:05
A train smashes into a passenger bus at Puranapail rail gate in Sadar upazila of Joypurhat and drags the bus nearly half a kilometre away along the rail line on Saturday morning, killing at least 12 people. sun photo
At least 12 people were killed and eight others injured as a train rammed into a passenger bus at Puranapail railway crossing in Sadar Upazila of Joypurhat on Saturday morning, cutting off train communications between the northern region and other parts of the country for seven hours.