CCCI urges Turkey to lift anti-dumping duty on RMG
Monday, 11 April 2011
Our Correspondent
CHITTAGONG, Apr 10: Bangladesh business leaders have urged the government of Turkey to withdraw anti-dumping duty on export of readymade garments (RMG) and textiles from Bangladesh. The business leaders made the request through the 10-member Turkish business delegation during its visit to the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry this evening. The CCCI directors welcomed the business leaders of Turkey headed by president of Turkey-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr Fikret Cicek. Other members of the delegation are TBCCI secretary general Murat Karaca, Ahmed Cekir, Dr Mehmud Said, Hasan Huseyin, Baris Aydin, Nasir Bayraktar, Huseyin Cetin, Mahmut Akarsu and Ismail Akbas. Senior vice president of the CCCI Mahbubul Alam who chaired the meeting said: "As Muslim states Turkey and Bangladesh have been maintaining excellent friendly and business relations but it is very unfortunate that the Turkish government has recently imposed safeguard duty for which our exporters have to pay 17 per cent duty in the sector." He asked the delegation members to import greater volume of readymade garments, leather, jute and ceramics from Bangladesh. Turkish business delegation leader Mr Cicek said the two countries have deep-rooted friendly, religious, cultural and economic relations which will extend further as the countries are working very closely.
CHITTAGONG, Apr 10: Bangladesh business leaders have urged the government of Turkey to withdraw anti-dumping duty on export of readymade garments (RMG) and textiles from Bangladesh. The business leaders made the request through the 10-member Turkish business delegation during its visit to the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry this evening. The CCCI directors welcomed the business leaders of Turkey headed by president of Turkey-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr Fikret Cicek. Other members of the delegation are TBCCI secretary general Murat Karaca, Ahmed Cekir, Dr Mehmud Said, Hasan Huseyin, Baris Aydin, Nasir Bayraktar, Huseyin Cetin, Mahmut Akarsu and Ismail Akbas. Senior vice president of the CCCI Mahbubul Alam who chaired the meeting said: "As Muslim states Turkey and Bangladesh have been maintaining excellent friendly and business relations but it is very unfortunate that the Turkish government has recently imposed safeguard duty for which our exporters have to pay 17 per cent duty in the sector." He asked the delegation members to import greater volume of readymade garments, leather, jute and ceramics from Bangladesh. Turkish business delegation leader Mr Cicek said the two countries have deep-rooted friendly, religious, cultural and economic relations which will extend further as the countries are working very closely.