Chittagong Custom House is the major centre of revenue collection. Customs not only collects revenue but also looks after the security, 28 percent of the revenue comes from customs, said Dr. Moinul Khan, Member of National Revenue Board
Mentioning that, currently the revenue is declining, he said “a business-friendly environment will be maintained by avoiding customs harassment.
Documentation process should be done faster. We should focus on ensuring that traders can deliver their products in less time.
Various major revenue collection initiatives are underway”.
He was addressing the international customs day celebration, arranged by the Chittagong Custom House on Friday.
The theme of the day was 'Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose'.
Moinul further said a lot of alcohol and various drugs were recovered in Chittagong.
An efficient and smart team of customs is working constantly so that unscrupulous traders cannot take advantage of this, More progress will be made if money laundering can be prevented through import-export. Always be vigilant to stop smuggling.
Chittagong Customs Excise and VAT Training Academy Commissioner Suresh Chandra Biswas presided over the event. The Chief Guest of the meeting was National Board of Revenue Member (Musak: Implementation & IT) Dr. Moinul Khan. Special guests present were Chittagong Customs, Excise and VAT (Appeal) Commissionerate Md Moazzem Hossain, Chittagong Customs, Excise and VAT Commissionerate Syed Musfiqur Rahman, Chittagong Tax Zone-1 Commissioner Md Shahadat Hossain Shikdar, Chittagong Chamber Director AKM Aktar Hossain, Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber Vice President MA Mahbub Chowdhury, Chittagong Women Chamber Acting President Abida Mustafa.
Various stakeholders of customs, government officials, business leaders including C&F agents, shipping agent representatives and dignitaries were also present. Assistant Commissioner Sultanul Arefin and Afrin Jahan Naomin were in charge of the program.
Syed Musfiqur Rahman, Commissioner of Customs Excise and VAT Commissionerate, presented the main article.
He said that Chittagong Custom House is the biggest revenue collecting place in the country. Customs has many responsibilities including trade facilitation, investment promotion, export promotion, public health protection, prevention of smuggling, prevention of national security risks, development of indigenous industries. One of them is revenue collection.
Md. Shakib Hossain, Islamul Haque, Md. Rashedul Haque, Mostafa Kamal, Md. Atiqur Rahman, Saurabh Dutta Bijay, Md. Rizwan Alam, Saidur Rahman Munna presented mementos to the guests.
