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The Chattogram Custom House building in Chattogram. File Photo: Collected

How can Bangladesh make 24/7 customs clearance actually work?

Business stakeholders say keeping customs open alone cannot ensure faster clearance, as payments, shipping, transport and other services must also operate during weekends and holidays

Illustration: TBS

Payment bottlenecks, holiday lull hold back 24/7 customs services at ports

Customs officials inspect seized tobacco-like materials, suspicious powder and scrap paper at Chattogram port yesterday (27 September). Photo: TBS

Customs seize 17.5 tonnes of misdeclared goods at Chattogram Port

Customs officials are pictured before gold paste recovered at Dhaka airport on 19 September 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Gold paste worth Tk7.5cr recovered by Customs from commode tank at Dhaka airport

Customs officials recover and inspect 19 used engines, old motor parts and two dismantled vehicles from a consignment imported from Japan at Chattogram port on 16 September 2026. Photo: Courtesy.

Ctg customs finds 19 engines, 2 dismantled vehicles in consignment declared as parts

Seized machinery, tobacco and other materials are seen beside two trucks following a customs raid in Bagerhat on Wednesday. Photo: UNB

Customs seize cigarette-making machinery, 1,275kg tobacco in Bagerhat

Chattogram Custom House. Photo: Collected

Chattogram Customs earns Tk600cr from auction goods till June 2026

The Chattogram Customs House. Photo: Collected

Chattogram Customs revenue jumps 29% in August after July slump

Photo: Courtesy

Syndicate behind importing luxury cars as used spare parts: Customs

NBR Office in Dhaka. File Photo: Collected

Ease of doing business: NBR directs customs not to delay goods release unnecessarily

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate officials pose for a photo with smuggled goods seized during a special drive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on 30 July 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Airport customs seize goods worth Tk2.04 crore in anti-smuggling drive

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury speaks in the 13th parliament. File Photo: Screengrab

Tax, VAT and customs all miss FY26 targets: Finance minister

File photo of Custom House Benapole. Photo: Collected

Seized Indian goods worth Tk6cr allegedly swapped with local products at Benapole