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Accolade for export heroes

Govt hands trophies to owners of 63 companies

Star Business Report
***RECIPIENTS OF EXPORT TROPHIES
GOLD
GOLD
SILVER
Zaber&Zubair Fabrics A K M Knitwear Fakir Knitwears Kamal Yarn Envoy Textile Zaber&Zubair Fabrics Noman Territowel Jalalabad Frozen Foods Popular Jute Exchange Akij Jute Mills S A F Industries Picard Bangladesh
Bay Footwear (Unit-2)
Monsur General Trading Company Pran Dairy
Ms Rajdhani Enterprise Karupanno Rangpur Bengal Plastic Industries (Unit-3) Shine Pukur Ceramics Ms Uniglory Cycle Industries BRB Cable Industries
BSRM Steels
Square Pharmaceuticals Service Engine Universal Jeans R M Interlinings Montrims Gazi Enterprise Fexinco
Classical Handmade Products BD
Durable Plastics
Protik Ceramics
Incepta Pharmaceuticals
Pacific Jeans
Ms Uniglory Paper and Packaging
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BRONZE
Rifat Garments
GMS Composite Knitting Industries Badsha Textile Paramount Textile ACS Textile (Bangladesh)
MinharSea Foods
Ms Babul Jute Trading
Janata Jute Mills
Ms Dhaka Hide and Skins R M M Leather Industries Ms Footbed Footwear Heritage Enterprise Pran Agro
Ms Capital Enterprise
Ananta Apparels
Square Fashions Sufia Cotton Mills
Hamza Textiles
Kuliarchar Sea Foods (Cox's Bazar)
The Golden Fibre Trade Centre
ABC Footwear Industries
Akij Footwear
Monsur General Trading Co
Mymensingh Agro BD Creation
Beximco Pharmaceuticals
Vintage Denim Studio
Zaber&Zubair Accessories***
Commerce MinisterTofail Ahmed yesterday handed over the national export trophies to owners of 63 companies for their extraordinary export performance in 2014-15.
The awards were given in 28 categories, including garment, yam, textile fabrics, home textile, terry towel, frozen foods, raw jute, jute goods, finished leather, leather goods, footwear, agricultural products and agro-processed products.
"We will also award the exporters of the factories housed inside the export processing zones from next year, "Ahmed said at the ceremony held at the capital's Osmani Memorial Auditorium.
The ICT, pharmaceuticals, shipbuilding, plastic and jute will get priority in the next export policy of the government, he said.
The award will inspire exporters to do better in the coming years, said Bijoy Bhattacharjee, vice-chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau.
He said the global trading landscape has changed a lot over the last few years.
"There are both challenges and opportunities in trade in the near future. We need to keep ourselves informed on how to tap into the business opportunities."
The distribution of the awards is delayed due to procedural problems, Bhattacharjee said.
"First, the applications are called and then all those are assessed. This takes a lot of time Finally, approval from the government is needed, which is also time-consuming. This is why the awards cannot be distributed timely."
Apart from the export volumes of the companies, compliance issues related to tax payment and environment sustainability were considered while selecting the awardees.
Product diversification and new market exploration were also considered during the assessment of the applications for the awards, Bhattacharjee added.
In 2014-15, the country's overall export earnings grew 3.35 percent year-on-year to $31.2 billion. However, the amount was well below the year's target of $33.2 billion.
different kinds of goods worth $36.66 billion to 199 countries.
At the award giving ceremony, Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, said not all banks have lowered their interest rates to single digits.
He said Bangladesh's garment makers could have shipped $2 billion more apparel items were there no delays in the release of samples from the airport.
In the just concluded fiscal year, garment shipments fetched $30.66 billion.
Mohiuddin also urged the government to
At the event, 29 gold, 20 silver and 14 bronze trophies were given out.
"We have received the highest export trophy for the ninth consecutive years. Definitely, it gives us the motivation to do better," said Shahidullah Chowdhury, chief executive officer of Noman Group.
Zaber & Zubair Fabrics, a concern of Noman Group, received the gold trophy for logging in the highest export earnings: it exported specialised home textiles and textiles worth $207.78 million.
Ahmed said the export target for 2018-19 will be set within the next one week.
Last fiscal year, Bangladesh exported 772
expedite the activities of the Chittagong port and the customs department for becoming more competitive in global trade.
"We need predictable business policies as frequent changes in policies hamper our business," he said.
The government officials should also have the knowledge on the changing business patterns of the world for rendering better services, he said.
Shubhashish Bose, commerce secretary, and Tajul Islam Chowdhury, chairman of the standing committee on the ministry of commerce, also spoke.
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