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NBR lifts duties on rice import

NBR lifts duties on rice import

Staff Correspondent

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has lifted all import and regulatory duties on rice to ensure food security and control prices for the common people.

To this end, the revenue authority issued a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) on Thursday.

Earlier, the Directorate of Food submitted a report on the country's overall rice stocks to the food ministry. Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) sent another report to food and commerce ministries, and the NBR about the rice price situation.

Both reports recommended withdrawing all import duties on rice to encourage imports.

On 20 October, the NBR reduced import duties to 25% from 62.5% to help regulate the local rice market.

Talking to BSS, a senior official said this waiver on import and regulatory duties will help stabilise rice prices and make it more accessible to the average consumers.

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