It is known that the members of the 12th parliament imported this car under duty free facility. On September 14, those cars were brought to the carshed of Chittagong port. As per the law, these vehicles were supposed to be cleared and taken away by October 14. But due to the dissolution of Parliament in August itself, the MPs failed to take advantage of the duty-free benefits. Some MPs have been arrested. A few other MPs are hiding.
According to Bangladeshi media reports, the papers related to the auction of those 24 cars are in the auction branch of Chittagong Customs House. On Wednesday evening, the documents of 18 vehicles went from the port to the auction wing of customs. Also, to avoid complications, before auctioning the remaining 6 vehicles, the opinion of the importer has also been sought as per rules.
Secretary of Chittagong port Mohammad Omar Farooq said, 'As 30 days have passed after arriving at the port, the vehicles will be auctioned as per the rules. The documents have already been sent to the customs house. They will take the rest of the measures in this regard.'
Saidul Islam, Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong Customs House, said that letters have already been given to the importers of 6 cars. If they do not respond to the letter, they will also be auctioned.
Incidentally, in the case of importing a car into Bangladesh, the duty has to be paid at the rate of 850 percent on the import price. Although the market value of a car is Tk 10 to 12 crore, MPs get the opportunity to own that car for only Tk 1.3 crore.