The Ministry of Commerce has selected 184 businessmen as Commercially Important Persons or CIPs for the year 2022 for their significant contribution to the country’s export sector. The list of CIPs was released in a notification on Wednesday (April 3).
According to the notification, they have been selected by the government as per the CIP (Export) policy. Among the CIPs, 184 have been selected to contribute directly to the export sector. Among them 25 in Knitwear (Individual), 9 in Knitwear (Group), 7 in Textiles, 17 in Woven Apparel (Individual), 1 in Woven Apparel (group) and 4 in Home Textiles.
Others include 2 in Raw Jute category, 4 in Jute Products, 6 in Leather Products, 4 in Frozen Food, 5 in Agricultural Products, 5 in Agricultural Processed Products, 4 in Light Engineering products, 3 CIPs were selected in Pharmaceuticals category and 4 in Handicrafts category, 1 in Ceramic Products, 4 in Plastic Products, 1 in Furniture and Computer Software, Computer Services and Data Processing etc. And 2 people have been selected in the Service Category. Apart from this, 27 representatives of Miscellaneous Products category and representatives of five EPZ companies have become CIPs. Apart from this, 44 people have been selected from the representatives of Business Organizations.
CIPs in Woven Apparel
A.K. Azad, MD of Refat Garment; SM Khaled, MD of Snowtex Outerwear; Miran Ali, MD of Tarasima Apparels; Inamul Haq Khan, MD of Ananta Garments; Syed Rezaul Hossain Kazi, MD of Big Boss Corporation; Mesbah Uddin Khan, MD of Windy Apparels; Sharif Zahir, MD of Ananta Denim Technology; Shovan Islam, MD of Sparrow Apparels; Syeda Nasreen Azim, Chairman of Shinest Apparels; Md. Fazlul Haque, MD of Sterling Style; Tanveer Ahmed, Director of Cosmopolitan Industries; Muhammad Ayub Khan, MD of Debonair; Imranur Rahman, MD of Laila Styles; Wasim Rahman, MD of MBM Garments; Feroz Alam, Director of Tusuka Trousers; Mohammad Ismail Hossain, MD of Sharmin Apparels; Md. Khosru Chowdhury (MP), MD of Nipa Fashionware have been selected CIP in the category of Woven Apparel (individual). Apart from this, Goldstar Group Managing Director Md. Rezaul Hossain became CIP in Woven Apparel (Group) category.
CIPs in Knitwear
Mohammad Abdur Quader, Director of DBL Group, was awarded the CIP in the Knitwear (Group) category along with Nafis Sikder, MD of Nafa Apparels; Khalilur Rahman, Chairman of KDS Group; Ahmed Arif Billah, MD of Masco Group; Amal Podder, MD of Metro Knitting and Dyeing Mills; Mohammad Ghulam Faruq, Chairman of SQ Group; Sultana Jahan, MD of Starlight Group; ABM Shamshuddin, MD of Hannan Group and Mirza Md. Jamshed Ali, MD of Ritzy Group.
In Knitwear (Individual) category, the selected CIPs are; Shamsuzzaman, MD of Liberty Knitwear; Md. Golam Mustafa, MD of GMS Composites; Tapan Chowdhury, Director of Square Fashions; Fakir Moniruzzaman, MD of Fakir Apparels; Fakir Akhtaruzzaman, MD of Fakir Knitwears; Reaz Uddin Al-Mamun, Chairman of Epyllion Style; Zhuang Lifeng, MD of Liz Fashion; Asma Begum, Director of Pioneer Knitwears; Md. Zubayer Mondal, Director of Cotton Club; Asif Ashraf, MD of Fakhruddin Textile Mills; Masuduzzaman, MD of Model De Capital; Nabeel Ud Daulah, MD of Dird Composite Textiles; Mesba Faruqui, MD of Multifabs; Mofizul Islam, MD of MM Knitwear; Gauhar Siraj Jamil, MD of Divine Intimates; Moklasur Rahman, MD of Meghna Knit Composite; Nazim Uddin Ahmed, Chairman of Interstoff Apparels; Abdul Qadir Mollah, MD of Aduri Apparels; Mizanur Rahman, MD of Fabrica Knit Composite; Najib Malek Chowdhury, MD of Graphics Textiles; Robin Rajan Sakhawat, MD of Comptex Bangladesh; Momena Khatun, Director of Alim Knit; Mohammad Salman, MD of Taqwa Fabrics; M Ishfaq Ahsan, Director of Ahsan Composites and Su Lijing, Chairman of Lida Textiles & Dyeing.
Selected CIPs for next one year will get pass and car sticker to enter Bangladesh Secretariat. Apart from this, they will get invitations to national events and civic receptions, priority seat reservation in air, rail, road and water while traveling for business purposes and use of VIP lounges at the airport. CIPs will get special facilities in government hospitals for treatment of their wives, children and themselves. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will issue a ‘Letter of Introduction’ for them in case of traveling abroad.
