As the government of Bangladesh increased diesel prices by 17% effective Monday September 21, the inland container depots (ICDs) in Chittagong have increased charges by 10% on the same day.
Earlier, on April 19th, the off dock owners had increased charges by 8% after the government had increased diesel price by 15% then.
The off dock charge hike has been denounced by the users, especially by the garment exporters, saying, their cost of doing business has gone up and the latest charge hike will further erode their competitiveness in the global market.
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