& çâÌæÚUæð´ ·¤è ¥ôÚU Îð¹Ùæ ÁæÚUè ÚU¹ð´ ¥ÍæüÌ ¥ÂÙð ÜÿØ ÂÚU ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´Ð ãæÚU Ù ×æÙð´, €UØô´ç·¤ ·¤æ× ·¤ÚUÙð âð ¥æÂ·¤ô ©gðàØ ·¤è Âýæç# ãôÌè ãñ ¥õÚU ÁèßÙ ·¤æ ¹æÜèÂÙ ÎêÚU ãôÌæ ãñÐ ÖÜð ãè ÁèßÙ ×ð´ ç·¤ÌÙè Öè ·¤çÆÙæ§ü €UØô´ Ù ¥æ°, çÁ™ææâæ ¥õÚU ©ˆâæã ÕÙæ° ÚU¹ð´Ð ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´, ÜÿØ ã×ðàææ ¥æÂ·Ô¤ Âæâ ãôÌð ãñ´ çÁ‹ãð´ ÂæÙð ·Ô¤ çÜ° ÂýØæâ ¥æÂ ·¤Öè Öè àæéM¤ ·¤ÚU â·¤Ìð ãñ´Ð

Import policy to be liberalised
Country • import policy awaits a radical change with relaxation of restrictions on the trade in Une with the current economic reforms, reporta UNB.
In a sweeping move to ease procedural tangles facing the import trade, the authorities are learnt to have decided to abolish the provision of pass books for industrial importers who now get some preferential treatment in import of raw materials.
Official sources said pass book would be retained only tn case of import of the items on the control list.
As per liberalised import rules, any Bangladeshi expatriate can Import permissible items tin direct payment abroad, without permission from the authorities at home. Price limit in such Imports will also go.
Decision has also been taken to relax the mandatory use of Bangladeshi flag vessels in Import. Export-oriented in d us tries will now be free to choose the transport.
Source* said the proposed relaxations in import trade, set as per guideline by the World Bank, had recently got endorsement by the cabinet. Formal announcement of the drastic revision of Impoht Policy Order (1991-93) Is likely to be made shortly.
Under the coming changes, sources maintained, LCA form will, henceforth, be required only in case of import to be
transacted through banks. At present, any mode of import requires filling up of LCA form.
Alongside indent issued by registered local Indenting firms, according to sources, LC (Letter of Credit) will now be allowed to open against invoice of foreign suppliers themselves. The present import policy allows LjCS to be opened against Indent issued by local indenters.
All export-oriented firms enjoying Special Bonded house Warehouse (SBW) facilities will be allowed duty-free import of raw and packing materials, either on back -to-back LC basis or upto four months' requirement without any master export LC.
These firms, sources said, will also not require authorisation from the Bangladesh Bank, which is now compulsory in case of such Imports.
Export-oriented garment Industries will be exempted from the compulsions of taking permission from the Ministry of Textiles prior to importing knit garment wares.
Decisions has also been taken to remove the import policy provision for, foreign-owned or multinational firms to take authorities permission for Importing machinery or spares for their emergency renovation or BMRE.
Another decision to squeeze the control list from 199 importables to 99 is also awaiting official announcement.