Prothom Alo - Luxury cars Imported on MP Licenses
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:45 pm
This article made the headline of the Prothom Alo Bangla newspaper this morning. Its about the vast numbers of luxury SUVs brought into Bangladesh tax free using MP licenses.
Basically Members of Parliament get the privillege of importing tax free cars into the country. The majority of whom sell these licenses for cash to luxury car buyes who import these expensive cars duty free. The newspaper reports how MPs sell these licenses illegally and that the government loses out on import duties.
Click on this link for the whole article in Bangla.

http://www.prothom-alo.net/v1/newhtmlne ... ename=05h1
Basically Members of Parliament get the privillege of importing tax free cars into the country. The majority of whom sell these licenses for cash to luxury car buyes who import these expensive cars duty free. The newspaper reports how MPs sell these licenses illegally and that the government loses out on import duties.
Click on this link for the whole article in Bangla.

http://www.prothom-alo.net/v1/newhtmlne ... ename=05h1