BSS, Rangpur :
Leaders of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) at a meeting on Thursday laid emphasis on expanding international trade and commerce with India, Nepal and Bhutan.
To attain the goals, they suggested for turning Burimari and Banglabandha land ports into full-fledged international standard land ports like Benapole and removing tariff and non-tariff barriers on export of Bangladeshi goods to these neighbouring countries.
They came up with the opinion at the views-sharing meeting organised by RCCI at its board room for its members, exporters and importers with Deputy Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce Merajul Islam Ukil.
The meeting was arranged to bring dynamism in organisational activities of RCCI and discuss problems, issues and prevailing prospects of international trade, commerce, export and import activities in Rangpur region.
President of RCCI Mostafa Sohrab Chowdhury Titu presided over the meeting.
Directors of RCCI Ashraful Alam Al Amin, Azizul Islam Mintu, Reaz Shahid, Partho Bose, Shahjahan Babu, Habibur Rahman Raja, Pronoy Banik and Khemchand Rabi Somani, among others, spoke.
Senior Vice-president of RCCI Mostoba Hossain Ripan delivered speech putting stress on enhancing export of Bangladeshi goods to India, Bhutan and Nepal and removing some hurdles, including tariff barriers for Bangladeshi export goods. “To expand export of Bangladeshi goods from Rangpur region to India, Bhutan and Nepal, quicker establishments of the Special Economic Zone in Rangpur and supply of natural gas could play vital role,” Ripan said.
The RCCI leaders called upon the Commerce Ministry to take steps for improving infrastructures to ensure best use of the Banglabandha and Burimari Land Ports for export-import activities.
Narrating huge prospect of expanding trade and commerce of Rangpur region with neighboring countries, the RCCI President called for taking effective steps to increase export of potato being preserved in cold storages of the region.
The Deputy Secretary said he would raise the issues before higher authorities for taking necessary steps to expand international trade and commerce and increase export of Bangladeshi goods from Rangpur region to the neighbouring countries.
Leaders of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) at a meeting on Thursday laid emphasis on expanding international trade and commerce with India, Nepal and Bhutan.
To attain the goals, they suggested for turning Burimari and Banglabandha land ports into full-fledged international standard land ports like Benapole and removing tariff and non-tariff barriers on export of Bangladeshi goods to these neighbouring countries.
They came up with the opinion at the views-sharing meeting organised by RCCI at its board room for its members, exporters and importers with Deputy Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce Merajul Islam Ukil.
The meeting was arranged to bring dynamism in organisational activities of RCCI and discuss problems, issues and prevailing prospects of international trade, commerce, export and import activities in Rangpur region.
President of RCCI Mostafa Sohrab Chowdhury Titu presided over the meeting.
Directors of RCCI Ashraful Alam Al Amin, Azizul Islam Mintu, Reaz Shahid, Partho Bose, Shahjahan Babu, Habibur Rahman Raja, Pronoy Banik and Khemchand Rabi Somani, among others, spoke.
Senior Vice-president of RCCI Mostoba Hossain Ripan delivered speech putting stress on enhancing export of Bangladeshi goods to India, Bhutan and Nepal and removing some hurdles, including tariff barriers for Bangladeshi export goods. “To expand export of Bangladeshi goods from Rangpur region to India, Bhutan and Nepal, quicker establishments of the Special Economic Zone in Rangpur and supply of natural gas could play vital role,” Ripan said.
The RCCI leaders called upon the Commerce Ministry to take steps for improving infrastructures to ensure best use of the Banglabandha and Burimari Land Ports for export-import activities.
Narrating huge prospect of expanding trade and commerce of Rangpur region with neighboring countries, the RCCI President called for taking effective steps to increase export of potato being preserved in cold storages of the region.
The Deputy Secretary said he would raise the issues before higher authorities for taking necessary steps to expand international trade and commerce and increase export of Bangladeshi goods from Rangpur region to the neighbouring countries.
