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The entrepreneurs of Courier and Logistics services today demanded of the government for enacting a business-friendly Mailing Operator and Courier Service Development and Regulatory Authority Act-2022.
They came up with the call at the second meeting of the Standing Committee on Logistics and Courier Services held at FBCCI in the capital while discussing the proposed draft law titled “Mailing Operator and Courier Service Development and Regulatory Authority Act-2022.”
They also urged the government to declare the courier and logistics sector as the service industry, said a press release.
FBCCI President Md. Jashim Uddin while speaking as the chief guest at the meeting informed that the FBCCI is preparing a 20-year roadmap for logistics development.
He said the future expansion of the country’s economy largely depends on logistics as the sector has built a sustainable supply chain. “Without an effective logistics ecosystem, attaining food security is even impossible,” the president said.
Director in-charge of the committee Md. Naser said that the committee would soon prepare its recommendations for the amendment of the draft law.
Chairman of the committee and President of Courier Services Association of Bangladesh Hafizur Rahman Pulok said that courier and logistics companies would contribute more to the national economy if the government provides proper policy and legal support.
Co-chairmen of the committee Ahsan Habib Setu, Al-Haj Mokbul Ahmad, Nisser Uddin Ahmed, other members of the committee and FBCCI Secretary General Mohammad Mahfuzul Hoque were also present at the meeting.
(BSS)
