CLARIFICATION

In a report titled “Illegal import of handsets costs govt Tk 60cr a year” published on Star Business on October 13, Hasan Mehdi, head of mobiles of Samsung, was quoted as saying that “the government will be able to collect Tk 30 crore to Tk 40 crore a year from smartphones if it can control the grey market”.
Mehdi actually said the government has plans to collect Tk 30 crore to Tk 40 crore a year from the recently imposed surcharge on handsets, which can be increased three times if the grey market can be controlled.
The report also mentioned that around 20 lakh high-end handsets are imported every year, which should be attributed to industry insiders, instead of Samsung officials.