Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- The trade and business at the commercial hub of Chattogram are suffering a lot, as the local businesses cannot supply the imported goods to other parts of the country smoothly due to the restrictive weighing scale set up at Boro Darogahat on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway.

Earlier, the goods-carrying vehicles could ferry 20-30 tonnes of goods on the highway. But, traders say, now there has been a restriction imposed on carrying more than 13 tonnes of goods, increasing the transport cost which leaves an impact on the consumer market.

Earlier, a total of 30 business organisations and industrial groups including Khatunganj Trade and Industries Association, Chattogram Dal Mill Bebsayee Samity, Bangladesh Cement Iron And Steel...