Dhaka, May 2 -- The Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers and Dealers Association (BARVIDA) has demanded cuts in import duties on hybrid and reconditioned vehicles in the national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year.

BARVIDA also proposed increasing the age limit of importable vehicles from the current 5 years to 8 years.

Abdul Haque, president of BARVIDA, made these demands at a news conference held in the city on Saturday.

He said that reducing duties on hybrid, plug-in hybrid and reconditioned vehicles imported from Japan will increase the use of environmentally friendly vehicles and make car purchases easier for ordinary buyers and help the government generate more revenue.

The organisation also demanded the withdrawal of sup...