BGMEA leaders meet new Customs Bond Commissioner

CHITTAGONG, May 14: BGMEA leaders in Chittagong held a meeting with the newly-appointed Commissioner of Customs Bond Commissionerate Md Shafiqul Islam at the Bond Commissionerate office in Chittagong on Wednesday.

 In the meeting BGMEA (Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association) first vice president Nasiruddin Ahmed Chowdhury said the local garment sector was passing a crucial time as it had been working hard to attain the RMG export target of US$ 50.0 billion by 2021.  Orders for readymade garment export abroad fell due to gas shortage, electricity shortage and lack of infrastructure facilities.

"So it is imperative that the Bond Commissionerate eases formalities of the compliance process for quick disposal of files," he said.

Shafiqul Islam said the RMG sector had been immensely contributing to the national economy by earning foreign exchange and generating employment. He pledged all support to the honest businesses in the RMG sector.

 BGMEA directors Anjan Shekhar Das,M Mohiuddin Chowdhury, former first vice president Ershad Ullah, SM Abu Tayab, Moinuddin Ahmed (Mintu) and Nasir Uddin Chowdhury also spoke on the occasion.

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