PM’s directive to reduce duty on four products

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authority concerned to reduce import duty on four essential items – rice, edible oil, sugar and date– ahead of the upcoming Ramadan.

The directive came from the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the capital's Tejgaon on Monday.

Later, Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain in a press conference disclosed the decisions taken in the meeting.
 
Ahead of the Holy month of Ramadan, the premier gave directives to National Board of Revenue (NBR) to reduce tariff on the four products. Now the NBR will decide how much tariff will be reduced.