The third consignment of 2 lakh and 31 thousand chicken eggs were imported from India through Benapole land port on Sunday.

Each of the eggs will be priced likely at Tk7.50 after adding import tariffs.

An Indian truck, loaded with the eggs, entered the port's transshipment yard on Sunday (Oct 6) evening.

This was confirmed by Masudur Rahman, revenue officer of Benapole Customs' port cargo branch.

He said that the eggs will be delivered to markets as soon as possible after due inspection. In September last year, during the Awami League regime, former commerce minister Tipu Munshi permitted the import of four crore Indian eggs in phases to tame runaway prices at home.

In the first shipment on 5 November 2023, 61 thousand 950 chicken eggs were imported through Benapole port.

In the second consignment, 2 lakh 31 thousand 840 pieces of eggs were imported on 9 September this year.

BDST: 2020 HRS, OCT 05, 2024
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