The government will award 48 entrepreneurswith commercially important person (CIP) (Industry) cards for theiroutstanding performances in respective fields in 2017, reports BSS.
Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun will hand over the CIPcards among the awardees at a function to be held at Sonargaon Hotel in thecapital on November 20, said Industries Secretary Md Abdul Halim at a pressconference at the Industries Ministry in the city. Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Affairs Adviser SalmanFazlur Rahman, State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Mojumder, andPresident of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FBCCI) Sheikh FazleFahim will be present as special guests at the function.
Out of the 48 entrepreneurs, Abdul Halim said, 42 will receive thestatus for their outstanding performances in eight categories while six willget the status under the ex-officio category. “Among the 42 businessmen, 15 will receive CIP cards for large industries(production) while five for large industries (service), nine for mediumindustries (production), three for medium industry (service), five for smallindustries (production), one for small industries (service), two for microindustries and two for cottage industries,” he added.
He informed that Abdul Matlub Ahmed will receive CIP card as presidentof the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)while MdSiddiqur Rahman as president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturersand Exporters Association (BGMEA), RupaliHaque Chowdhury as president of theForeign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Selima Ahmed as president of the Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI),SalahuddinKasem Khan as President of the Bangladesh Employers’ Federation(BEF) and Mirza NurulGaniShovon as president of the National Association ofSmall and Cottage Industries of Bangladesh (NASCIB).
Halim said a total of 340 businessmen have already received the CIPcards since 2009 The CIP card holders enjoy a number of facilities, including priority inseat reservation at government transports in air, road, rail and waterways,getting invitation at national events and letter of introduction from foreignministry for getting visa to visit aboard, he added. He said the government is providing special focus on industrializationto achieve the Vision-2041 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).