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Auction flaws led to Tk 80cr food spoilage

Imported perishable foods worth over a staggering Tk 80 crore were spoiled or exceeded expiration date for consumption in the last fourteen months due to inefficient auctioning mechanism of unclaimed containers at Chittagong Port. The huge quantity of food items had to be disposed of at a time when a huge segment of the populace is trying to cope with galloping food prices.