Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The Chattogram Port Users Forum has urged the government to review the recent tariff hike imposed by the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA), saying the sharp increase will hurt the country's trade and fuel inflation.
In a letter sent to the chief adviser and the principal secretary, the forum requested immediate intervention to suspend the new rates and initiate a stakeholder-based review.
Forum convener Amir Humayun Mahmud Chowdhury confirmed to media that the letter sent yesterday, calls for reconsidering the tariff hike, which takes effect today."We have sought the chief adviser's intervention as the new rates will burden importers, exporters, and consumers alike," he said.
According to a CPA notice issued on 30 Septemb...