178 people received CIP (export) recognition

The government has selected 178 traders for commercially important persons (CIP-Export) for 2015, with special contribution in export trade. Of this, 136 companies in the Export Promotion category and 42 in the Trade category have 42 CIPs.

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed handed over the CIP card to the traders in a ceremony organized at Hotel Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden in the capital yesterday. FBCCI president Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, EPB vice chairman Vijay Bhattacharya, FBCCI director Hasina Newaz and Managing Director of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Abdul Muktadir spoke on the occasion while Commerce Secretary Shuvashish Basu chaired the program.

Selected CIPs will enjoy a variety of facilities for one year. During the expiry of the CIP card, you will get an entry pass and car sticker to enter the Bangladesh Secretariat. Apart from this, you will receive invitations to the civic reception organized by various national programs and municipal corporations. In the case of business trips, they will be given preference in the reservation of seats, air, rail, roads and vessels.

Foreign Ministry will issue 'Letter of Intrudation' on behalf of the embassy concerned for visa for foreign travel in the business-related work for CIPs. They will have the advantage of using the VIP lounge-2 at the airport. CIPs will get priority in the cabin facility at their public hospitals for their wives, sons, daughters and own treatment.

The CIP (export) card will be valid for one year. However, the validity of the card will remain valid until the CIP declaration next year. However, the term of the CIPs in the trade category will remain in force for the post of their respective trade association or until the next CIP declaration (whichever is earlier) will be effective.

The CIPs are selected in the Export Promotion category; Hasan Ahmed of Populer Jute Exchange, Nurul Islam of Babul Jute Trading, Salim Reza of Reza Jute Trading, Sheila Faruk of Wahab Trading, Akunji Brothers' Akunji Mohammad Haroonar Rashid. Sheikh Nasir Uddin of Akij Jute Mills, Nazmul Haque of Janata Jute, Mahmudul Haque of Sadat Jute, Abul Basar Khan of Razzak Jute, New Dhaka Industries Md. Humayun Kabir, Sheikh Faruk Hossain of Wahab Jute and Lokman Hossain of Alto Khan Jute Mills. Abdul Majed of Apex Tannery, Sheikh Momin Uddin of SAF Industries, Saiful Islam of Picard Bangladesh, Ziaur Rahman of Bay Footwear, Joynal Abedin Majumder of ABC Footwear and Nazmul Hassan of Leatherx Footwear in the Leather Products sector.

The CIP has been exported to frozen food, Kuliarchar Sea Foods' Muna Mia, Fresh Foods Touhidur Rahman, C Fresh Masudur Rahman, Arc Sea Foods Amin Ullah, Mia Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman Rasel of International Shrimp Export, Mia Mohammad Abdus Salam of Salam S Foods, Abdul Jabbar Mollah of Jalalabad Group, Habib Ullah Khan of Minhar Group and Abdur Rouf Chowdhury of C Fisheries Group.

COP of Ozone Garment Industry, Tanvir Ahmed of Cosmopolitan Industries, Sharif Zaheer of Anant Apparels, Ahsan Kabir Khan of Interfab Shirts, Ali Azim Khan of Syneast Apparels, Mujibur Rahman of Smart Jeans, Arshad Jamal of Tusuka Trouser, Tanvir Ahmed of Cassiopeia Fashion, Abdus Salam Murshedi of Envoy Fashion, Sparrow Apparels Mustafirul Sobhan Islam, Alif Garment Akhash Uddin Molla of Rasel Garments, Mohammad Nurul Islam of Saad San Apparles, Wasim Rahman of MBM Garment, Ferdous Parvez Bhaban of Bond Fashions, Abu Bakar Siddiq Khan of Roe Fashionwear, Itemad O Daulah of Dard Garments, Miran Ali of Tarashima Group and Syed Nurul of Well Group Islam.

Gmm composite knitting net got CIP card in net garments sector Gholam Siraj Jamil of Four H Fashions, Kaniz Fatema Zerin of ViiteTech, Nazim Uddin Ahmed of Intersthap Apparels, Mohiuddin Faruqi of Multfibes, Masuduzzaman of Model D Capital, Amal Poddar of Metro Detection and Dying, AH Aslam Sani of Avanti Coler Tex, Nabil ud Daulah of Dard Composite, Diganta suitors Kamal Uddin, AKM Badiul Alam of Garment Export Village, Asif Ashraf of Fakhruddin Textiles, J Jalil Ananta of Pello Composite, Jasim Uddin Ahmed of Sentex Textile Apparels, Abdul Kadir Mollah of Aduri Apparels, Amir Hamza Sarker of Logos Apparels, Mohammad Ali Talukdar of DOS Preity Fashions, ASM of Ahsan Composite Kamrul Ahsan, Preeti Poddar of B-Kan Net, for Shahadat Hossain of Tis Garments, Borhan Uddin of Network Cladding, Kaniz Fatima of Ibrahim Nite, Safina Rahman of Luxema Sweaters, Humayun Kabir Chowdhury of Sonnet Textile, Golam Mustafa of Dress Up, Nurul Alam Chowdhury of Papilon Knit, Rana Shafiullah of DU, Anjan Shekhar Das of RSI Apparel, Muzaffar Hossain, Meghna Knit Composite Mokhlesur Rahman, DBL Grow Abdul Kader, Nafis Sikder of Polamol Group, Saqer Ahmed of Islam Group, Mohiuddin Chowdhury of Clifton Group, Khalilur Rahman of KDS Group, Sultana Jahan of Star Light Group, Shamsuzzaman of Liberty Group, Ahmed Arif Billah of Masco Group, ABM Samshuddin of Hannan Group, Shamim Reza of APS Group Jahangir Alam Khan of the JK group.