Bangladesh cuts egg import duties, from 25 to 5 pc

Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) Thursday, October 18 drastically cut import duty on eggs from 25 percent to 5 percent to help rein in prices.

The egg import duty cut



would reduce import costs of eggs by 13.8 takas per dozen, making the country’s cheapest source of protein affordable for the commoners, the NBR said in a statement after issuing an order in this regard.