Mohammad Suman | Award-Winning Investigative Journalist in Bangladesh

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Bangladesh Customs Server Hacking | Cybergangs breaking into NBR server at will

In at least 114 cases, they bypassed ‘highly sophisticated’ security layers to complete customs procedures

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Port

Exports to India via Ctg port soar after land port curbs

September 24, 2025

NBR
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NBR member travels to Australia without govt. approval

September 21, 2025

After ICDs, Ctg port hikes service charges by 41%

September 16, 2025

Port
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Have missing containers shaken Ctg port’s credibility?

September 2, 2025

Awami League Government’s Secret Surveillance State

From snooping devices carried in backpacks to locate people through their phones to a massive infrastructure that can intercept even end-to-end encryption from a central command centre, the…

August 11, 2025

Bangladesh Police: Equipped to inflict heavy casualties

August 10, 2025

One in three factories in Ctg BSCIC estates stands idle

June 17, 2025

Investigation

Nowfel gained from illegal tobacco trade

December 23, 2024

Investigation

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel Losses | A good example of a bad plan

October 27, 2024

S Alam sons: They used fake pay orders even to legalise black money

September 18, 2024

Fake Oris & Esse Lights Cigarettes in Dhaka | A councillor and his illicit tobacco trade in Bangladesh

June 1, 2024

Port

Ship from Karachi port: What was in the cargo?

November 16, 2024

Unpaid duties: Ctg Customs Bond demands Tk 246cr from S Alam

August 30, 2024

Although the Chattogram port is usually teeming with trucks, transport activities have been disrupted in recent days due to flash floods. Activities only resumed partially on Sunday but are yet to pick up as sections along the Dhaka-Chattogram highway were damaged by the deluge. Photo: Star/File

Although the Chattogram port is usually teeming with trucks, transport activities have been disrupted in recent days due to flash floods. Activities only resumed partially on Sunday but are yet to pick up as sections along the Dhaka-Chattogram highway were damaged by the deluge. Photo: Star/File

Ctg port facing container congestion as transport slows

August 27, 2024

Vehicular movement came to a halt on Dhaka-Chattogram highway due to flash floods brought on by heavy rainfall and rush of water from upstream. Photo: Collected

Vehicular movement came to a halt on Dhaka-Chattogram highway due to flash floods brought on by heavy rainfall and rush of water from upstream. Photo: Collected

Floods cripple key transport highway for third day

August 25, 2024

The disruption on the highway caused by floods has severely impacted transport of export containers and imported goods as the highway connects the capital to Chattogram port. The photo was taken from Lalpol area of Feni. Photo: Rajib Raihan

The disruption on the highway caused by floods has severely impacted transport of export containers and imported goods as the highway connects the capital to Chattogram port. The photo was taken from Lalpol area of Feni. Photo: Rajib Raihan

Transport activities partially resume along Dhaka-Ctg highway

August 17, 2024

Ctg port choked by Kamalapur ICD-bound containers

August 4, 2024

Container delivery, transport from Ctg port gaining momentum

July 24, 2024

Ports, transports at a standstill

July 23, 2024

Business takes a hit from acute port congestion

July 23, 2024

Auctions were attempted more than five times for about 111 vehicles but the customs was able to sell only 33 due to complexities in availing “clearance permits” from the commerce ministry. Photo: Star/file

Auctions were attempted more than five times for about 111 vehicles but the customs was able to sell only 33 due to complexities in availing “clearance permits” from the commerce ministry. Photo: Star/file

Highest bids range from Tk 2.5 lakh to Tk 50 lakh

October 6, 2022

NBR & Customs

Customs’ sale of 14-yr-old chemical poses health hazard

The Chattogram Custom House has auctioned off 14-year-old sodium glycerolate, which is used in cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, without conducting any quality assessment to determine its…

December 26, 2024

Two S Alam sons dodged Tk 75cr in taxes in 20-21

October 20, 2024

Ctg customs to auction 182 vehicles as scrap

July 16, 2024

Apple auctioned at Tk 61 a kg, orange at Tk 67

July 9, 2024

Matiur thrived on insider trading

July 7, 2024

Matiur used clout to stop his transfers

June 26, 2024

Fake refrigerants seized at Ctg port

June 14, 2024

Policy

Highest income tax rate stays unchanged at 25%

June 29, 2024

NBR tightens ambulance import rules

June 10, 2024

Duty benefit for washing machines, refrigerators likely to stay

June 5, 2024

Power producers may lose zero-duty benefit

May 17, 2024

Investors in hi-tech parks, EZs may lose tax benefits

May 16, 2024

From mobile users to metro commuters, Bangladeshis to face more tax

May 15, 2024

MPs may lose duty waiver for car imports

May 14, 2024

Electric vehicles etching their way into domestic automobile industry

February 28, 2024

NBR proposes withdrawing duties on 425 import items

June 1, 2023

Container imports to be duty-free

June 1, 2023

environment

DDT disposal starts finally

Authorities to begin loading ship with 500 tonnes of harmful pesticide today

November 30, 2022

About 40 per cent to 50 per cent of the world’s old ocean-going ships have been dismantled in the shipbreaking area in Bangladesh in the past two decades, according to the Bangladesh Ship Breakers and Recyclers Association. Photo: Rajib Raihan

About 40 per cent to 50 per cent of the world’s old ocean-going ships have been dismantled in the shipbreaking area in Bangladesh in the past two decades, according to the Bangladesh Ship Breakers and Recyclers Association. Photo: Rajib Raihan

Ship Recycling Act: Nearly five years on, govt supervision yet to come about

September 29, 2022

DDT stored for 37yrs finally being cleared

February 17, 2022

Toxic animal feed still coming in

September 18, 2019

Ran aground, not removed in 2yrs

March 23, 2019

‘Heavy Metal’ in Imported Fish: Samples sent for retest

March 18, 2018

Feature

Bangladesh Customs Server Hacking | Cybergangs breaking into NBR server at will

November 16, 2024

He aspired to be a teacher

August 2, 2024

More than just numbers: Faruk’s family stares at a bleak future

July 30, 2024

Anindya Kaushal, who died in a massive fire that tore through five houseboats on the Dal Lake in Srinagar on Saturday. Two more Bangladeshi tourists were killed in the accident. Photo: Collected

Anindya Kaushal, who died in a massive fire that tore through five houseboats on the Dal Lake in Srinagar on Saturday. Two more Bangladeshi tourists were killed in the accident. Photo: Collected

Kashmir houseboat fire: A return ticket that will never be used’

November 13, 2023

Burnt furniture and charred clothes -- all that remain of their hopes and dreams, shattered by yesterday’s blaze at the slum near port city’s Amin colony. This photo of a woman trying to salvage her belongings was taken yesterday. Photo: Star

Burnt furniture and charred clothes -- all that remain of their hopes and dreams, shattered by yesterday’s blaze at the slum near port city’s Amin colony. This photo of a woman trying to salvage her belongings was taken yesterday. Photo: Star

Dreams go up in flames

October 5, 2023

Classes have resumed in schools at Chattogram’s Satkania upazila following the recent flood. However, only a small number of students have returned to classrooms as many families are still coping with the aftermath of the flood. The photo was taken in Madarbari Nayapara Govt Primary School yesterday. Photo: Rajib Raihan

Classes have resumed in schools at Chattogram’s Satkania upazila following the recent flood. However, only a small number of students have returned to classrooms as many families are still coping with the aftermath of the flood. The photo was taken in Madarbari Nayapara Govt Primary School yesterday. Photo: Rajib Raihan

Aftermath of Ctg Flood: Many children yet to return to school

August 18, 2023

A father’s fight against noise pollution

October 12, 2022

A mangled microbus lies on the rail track after the Chattogram-bound Mohanagar-Probhati Express hit the vehicle at Purba Khoiyachora jhorna level crossing in Mirsharai upazila yesterday afternoon. The train dragged the vehicle about one kilometre. Photo: Collected

A mangled microbus lies on the rail track after the Chattogram-bound Mohanagar-Probhati Express hit the vehicle at Purba Khoiyachora jhorna level crossing in Mirsharai upazila yesterday afternoon. The train dragged the vehicle about one kilometre. Photo: Collected

Fun trip ends in tragedy

July 30, 2022

Monsur Hasan is the name of a man whose legacy is almost a myth. When he was just 18 years old, he was already a singer-songwriter for the eighties band “Blue Hornet” -- later releasing his solo album “Jewel Smarane” composed with Ayub Bacchu. However, in the course life’s unforeseen turns and upheavals, Monsur ended up as the supervisor of a public toilet in the port city’s Jamal Khan area. Photo: Star

Monsur Hasan is the name of a man whose legacy is almost a myth. When he was just 18 years old, he was already a singer-songwriter for the eighties band “Blue Hornet” -- later releasing his solo album “Jewel Smarane” composed with Ayub Bacchu. However, in the course life’s unforeseen turns and upheavals, Monsur ended up as the supervisor of a public toilet in the port city’s Jamal Khan area. Photo: Star

The tale of a forgotten musician

May 27, 2022

Fresh notes, a hot Eid commodity

April 30, 2022

Energy

Standard Asiatic Oil corruption: Eight employees siphon out Tk 21.64cr

December 20, 2022

A BPC concern robs state coffers of Tk 472.7cr

Pvt power plants on heavy fuel: Standoff over unpaid bills hurts consumers

Padma’s oil tank sealed off for duty dodging

Petroleum remains NBR’s major source of revenue

Country’s first hydrogen fuel plant nears completion

Commodity

Sugar market: from state to private control

April 22, 2024

Sugar prices edge up as traders tighten supply

March 7, 2024

Essentials in Ramadan: Dollar crisis, hoarding jack up prices

January 21, 2024

Import of 30 high-in-demand products down 26%

December 29, 2023

Wheat prices climb after forex shock

December 1, 2023

Potatoes, eggs, onions still not being sold at govt-fixed prices

September 21, 2023

Onion prices go up after India slaps export duty

August 20, 2023

Import thru ctg port: What are the products with highest import costs?

August 18, 2023