Business Desk :
The International Customs Day will be observed in the country today as elsewhere in the world with the theme “Scaling up Customs Transformations by Embracing a Data Culture and Building a Data Ecosystem”.
Marking the day, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) will organize a seminar at Hotel InterContinental here today. Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury and Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President Md. Jashim Uddin will attend the event. On the eve of the day, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages wishing success of all programmes of the day.
In their messages, the President and the Prime Minister greeted all concerned including officials and employees of the customs department, service recipients and stakeholders. President Abdul Hamid, in his message, said customs plays a very important role in the field of international trade or export-import. The major responsibility of Bangladesh customs is to ensure safe international trade and create a business-friendly environment in the country, he said, adding that for this reason, there is no alternative but to improve overall organizational efficiencies, including infrastructural development.
