The UK and Germany have not yet lifted their ban on receiving air cargo directly from Bangladesh even though a British company was appointed nearly a year ago, which is training local staff to efficiently handle such airfreight, sources concerned said. The ban compels Bangladeshi companies to send air cargoes to the UK and Germany via third countries, imposing extra costs on the exporters. Australia has also banned direct air cargo from Bangladesh, but it does not cause problem to the exporters as there is no direct flight to Australian cities from Dhaka, sources said. The UK imposed its ban on air cargo from Bangladesh in March last year, citing security reasons. Germany, too, banned direct cargo flights from Dhaka in June last year citing…

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