Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Importers have indefinitely suspended the import of fruits through the Benapole land port in response to the government's decision to impose additional import duties.
No fruit-carrying trucks have entered the port since Tuesday morning as per the importers' decision.
The move came after the government raised the supplementary duty on imported fresh fruit from 20 per cent to 30 per cent on January 9, reports UNB.
Importers said the additional duty has made fruit imports unfeasible, leading to the drastic step of halting imports altogether.
Fruit importer Abdul Mannan said the Bangladesh Fresh Food Association had previously urged the government to withdraw the additional duty.
As their demand was not met the traders dec...