CIP status to 125 persons will be given soon
Sunday, 21 October 2007
FE Report
The government, after a lapse of five years, is set to offer Commercially Important Persons' (CIP) status to 125 individuals for their significant contributions to the country's export in 2005-06 year.
Besides, the government will also give 40 business leaders of various chambers and associations of the country the CIP status under ex-officio category.
"In this connection, we have already sent our proposals to the Ministry of Commerce," Shahab Ullah, vice-chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) told the FE.
He said a short list of CIP awardees under the categories of 22 products and ex-officio has been prepared after evaluation of their performance in fiscal 2005-06.
In 2001, EPB officials said, the government for the last time announced the CIP awards.
Sources said the Ministry of Commerce has sent the list of the proposed CIP awardees to the Ministry of Home for further review.
"We will send it to Finance and Commerce Adviser Mirza AB Md Azizul Islam for his approval after the Ministry of Home sends the list back," a senior Commerce Ministry official said.
He, however, said there might be some changes in the short list, prepared by the EPB, after the review by the Ministry of Home Affairs as some of the awardees have alleged involvement in corruption cases.
Besides, the official said, there is a possibility of inclusion of few new names in the list during the review process.
The EPB prepared the short list of CIP awardees from a total of 161 applications that it received from various export-oriented business sectors.
The CIP status awardees will enjoy a package of benefits including pass for entrance into secretariat, seat reservation in government air, water and railway transports, VIP-II status in the airports, invitation for all national programmes and treatment facilities for their family members.
Besides, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will issue letters to the foreign missions in Dhaka requesting for providing them due services when they intend to visit any particular country.
The government, after a lapse of five years, is set to offer Commercially Important Persons' (CIP) status to 125 individuals for their significant contributions to the country's export in 2005-06 year.
Besides, the government will also give 40 business leaders of various chambers and associations of the country the CIP status under ex-officio category.
"In this connection, we have already sent our proposals to the Ministry of Commerce," Shahab Ullah, vice-chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) told the FE.
He said a short list of CIP awardees under the categories of 22 products and ex-officio has been prepared after evaluation of their performance in fiscal 2005-06.
In 2001, EPB officials said, the government for the last time announced the CIP awards.
Sources said the Ministry of Commerce has sent the list of the proposed CIP awardees to the Ministry of Home for further review.
"We will send it to Finance and Commerce Adviser Mirza AB Md Azizul Islam for his approval after the Ministry of Home sends the list back," a senior Commerce Ministry official said.
He, however, said there might be some changes in the short list, prepared by the EPB, after the review by the Ministry of Home Affairs as some of the awardees have alleged involvement in corruption cases.
Besides, the official said, there is a possibility of inclusion of few new names in the list during the review process.
The EPB prepared the short list of CIP awardees from a total of 161 applications that it received from various export-oriented business sectors.
The CIP status awardees will enjoy a package of benefits including pass for entrance into secretariat, seat reservation in government air, water and railway transports, VIP-II status in the airports, invitation for all national programmes and treatment facilities for their family members.
Besides, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will issue letters to the foreign missions in Dhaka requesting for providing them due services when they intend to visit any particular country.