Bangladesh, Feb. 2 -- The Dhaka Custom House (DCH) has put forward a proposal to install non-intrusive inspection tools worth Tk 2.14 billion at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) to ensure security and speed up passenger services.
The DCH came up with the idea as it found the country's major and largest airport ill-equipped.
The DCH made the proposal to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) recently, seeking its approval for the project as well as the fund under customs modernisation project.
In the proposal placed to NBR chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem, DCH commissioner Md Moazzem Hossain said customs officials need to use modern equipment to make the exit and entry of passengers easier, check smuggling, prevent duty evas...