2 new container scanners being installed at Ctg Port

Chattogram Bureau :
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) wants to install at least two container scanners at the Chattogram Port by June before the start of the next financial year. For this reason, the Chinese company Naktech has already started the process of sending two container scanners to Chattogram port, according to NBR sources.
Bangladeshi local representative of the organisation observed various scannerless gates of Chattogram Port. The company will start the process of setting up two fixed containers at two gates after meeting with the port and customs.
Earlier, an agreement was signed at the NBR head office on January 4 with the Chinese company Naktech Company Limited to install a total of six modern fixed container scanners including four in Chattogram Port to prevent smuggling, security risks and false declarations in import-export trade.
For the installation of six scanners, the cost of this project has been fixed at Tk147 crore 96 lakh 80 thousand.
The Chinese company will also maintain the scanners for the next five years after installation.
It is noted that the NBR started the tender process in March 2021 for the installation of these six container scanners.
After inviting tenders on March 31 last year, the tender dates were postponed four times (June 24, July 15, August 3 and August 25) in various factories.