Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Website | Dhaka Custom House |
Dhaka Custom House ( Bengali: ঢাকা কাস্টম হাউস) is a Bangladesh government regulatory agency under the Ministry of Finance responsible for enforcing tariffs and customs on shipments in Dhaka. It is the largest airport customs house in Bangladesh. [1] Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan is in charge of Dhaka Custom House. [2]
The East India Company in 1810 reorganized Bengal's age old system of internal duties levied on the passage of goods. The numerous customs houses in Bengal were consolidated into six: Calcutta, Murshidabad, Hughli, Dhaka, Chittagong, and Balassore. [3]
Dhaka Custom House systems were automated with the support of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry as part of public–private partnership. [4] [5] The custom house routinely recovers large quantity of gold being smuggled through Dhaka airport. [6] [7] [8] [9]