Chittagong Port: ACC Investigation

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Comment by Bangladesh Blogger on October 1, 2009 at 7:09am

Rampant Corruption at Chittagong Port
A Transparency International Bangladesh research report said Chittagong Port and customs officials extract about Tk 783 crore from importers and exporters in bribes and tips a year.

Comment by Bangladesh Blogger on October 1, 2009 at 7:06am

Chittagong Port: Problems and Prospects
Some interesting revelations were made in the TIB report. It said that for loading and unloading of goods, bribes are to be given at 15-18 different places while 14-40 other sections take bribes for releasing them from the Customs House. Of the imported goods, the electronic gadgets are the costliest in terms of bribe as Tk 3,000 is spent for per tonne electronic goods. On the other hand, vegetables are the most expensive among the export goods as per tonne vegetable needs Tk 1,700 as bribe. Of the money needed to release containers from the port, 47 percent is its real value while the rest 53 percent is spent on bribes.

Comment by Bangladesh Blogger on October 1, 2009 at 7:03am

Matin denies port graft
"Nothing was done at the port with bad intention," Former caretaker government adviser Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin told reporters after being quizzed by the Anti Corruption Commission.