The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman and Secretary of the Department of Internal Resources, Md. Abdur Rahman Khan, visited the Chittagong Custom House and Chittagong Port on Thursday.
Throughout his tour, he had talks with top officials from both organisations, highlighting the necessity of improved operational effectiveness to increase port and customs operations.
The chairman of NBR met with representatives of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Customs and Freight (C&F) departments to discuss important matters like backlogs in containers, adding new products to the off-dock release list, shortages of scanners, handling hazardous waste and holding up auctions.
Abdur Rahman Khan emphasised in his remarks the significance of providing the business community with timely services in order to promote higher revenue collection. Although he admitted that revenue has recently decreased, he gave assurances that there would not be a shortage because the government had taken a number of steps to increase revenue collection.
Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman, the chairman of Chittagong Port, Zakir Hossain, the commissioner of Chittagong Custom House, and other top officials from both organisations were present for the visit. The NBR Chairman was given a courtesy call by a delegation headed by Syed Nazrul Islam, the First Vice-President of the BGMEA, in the Custom House conference room after the meeting.