Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Customs authorities in Chattogram have seized a consignment of roughly 4,200kg of concentrated sweetener (sodium cyclamate), an item banned for import into Bangladesh, from a container arriving from China.

A Chattogram Customs team intercepted the consignment, the National Board of Revenue said on Wednesday.

According to officials, Keraniganj-based firm Ejaz Trading imported 22,088kg of goods from China by declaring the cargo as "poly aluminium chloride". The container reached Chattogram Port on Oct 21.

A media statement said customs halted the release of the goods based on a tip-off, later discovering two different substances inside.

Tariq Mahmud, deputy commissioner of Chattogram Customs, told bdnews24.com that sam...