Bangladeshi customs officials, spurred on by the countries struggle to increase domestic revenue, have begun to deal with tax evasion in an unorthodox fashion.
When it was discovered that a large cargo container was reported as containing "iron scrap" but actually contained luxury cars, televisions and appliances, they decided the trading firm responsible would get exactly what they declared: scrap metal.
In a public ceremony, hundreds looked on as officials from the National Board of Revenue used bulldozers to destroy the cars and goods, including a Mercedes Benz. NBR chairman K. Chowdhury says "they, or anyone like them, will not forget this"
