Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- Businesses urged the government not to raise service tariffs at Chattogram port by a massive 41 percent at once, but to increase them rationally in phases, aiming to keep the country's foreign trade competitive in the global market.
They made the proposal at a meeting held at the shipping ministry in Dhaka on Monday to review the proposed new tariff structure by the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA).
Shipping Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain chaired the meeting, which was attended by leaders of different business bodies and port users' associations, along with CPA Chairman SM Moniruzzaman and senior port officials.
The proposed tariff structure-approved by the finance ministry on July 24-was supposed to come int...