22.06.2008

22 CIPs (Industries) named

The Government through an official gazette has announced the names of CIPs (Industries) for the year of 2008.

Of them, seven were chosen ex officio, eight were selected under the large-scale industry category, five were picked up under the medium-scale industry category while the other two were nominated under the small-scale industry category.

Among the recipients, seven are office bearers of important national trade bodies, eight for their outstanding contribution in manufacturing and related job creation.

Another five, got it for developing medium industries and two for making significant contribution in promoting small industries.

The seven ex-officio recipients include FBCCI president Anisul Haque, president of the foreign investors chamber of commerce and industry Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan, president of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry Saifuzzaman Chowdhury.

They also include president of national association of small and cottage industries, Bangladesh Mirza Nurul Ghani, Chairman of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association Abdul Hye Sarkar, president of Women Entrepreneur Association of Bangladesh Nasrin Awal Minto and acting president of Bangladesh Chamber of Industries M A Shahid.

The eight CIPs selected for contribution in setting up big industries are: chairman of Deshbandhu Sugar Mills Gulam Mostafa, Managing Director of the Burger Paints and Jenson and Nicholson of Bangladesh Ltd. Maseh-ul-Karim, Managing director of Bangladesh Still Re-rolling Mills Ltd Ali Hossain Akbar Ali.

They also include the Managing Director of Epelion Group Reazuddin Al-Mamun, Chairman Jalal Ahmed Spinning Mills Ltd Md Shahjahan, Managing Director of F S Sweters Gulum Faruq, director of Agricultural Marketing Co Ltd Ahsan Khan Chowdhury and Managing Director of Singer Bangladesh Ltd Mahbub Jamil.

The recipients of the CIP awards in the medium industries group include Managing Director of Pran Group Maj Gen (retd) Amzad Khan Chowdhury, Managing Director of BRB Polymer Ltd  Mojibur Rahman, director of M/s Sugar Garments Ltd Eng Md Nurul Haque, Managing Director of Kiyaam Metal Industries Ltd Md Misbar Raahman and Managing director of M P Sweters Ltd M Miraj Hossain.

The recipients in the small industries group include Managing Director of MBM Garments Ltd. Mahmudur Rahman and charman of M/s Tushuka Fashion Ltd Ershad Jamal.

Special Assistant to Chief Adviser for Industries Mahbub Jamil distributed the prestigious CIP cards among the recipents. While Dr. Nurul AminIndustries Secretary presided.

Huge Audit Objections of Four Corporations were Settled down

14,528 number of audit objections of four Corporations under The Ministry of Industries were Settled down during 2004-2007.

From 1971-72 to 2006-07 total audit objections of the four Corporations rose by the Commercial Audit Department was 37,760. Those corporations are Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC), Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (BSEC), and Bangladesh Small & Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC).

By under taking a crash program in 2004 under the guidance and leadership of the Ministry of Industries huge number of pending audit objections were settled. During the period of 2004-05, 241 bi partite and tri-partite meetings were held and 2143 nos. of audit objections were settled. During the period of 2005-06, 122 bi-partite and tri-partite meetings were held and 4887 nos. of audit objections were settled and during the period of 2006-07, 179 bi-partite and tri-partite meetings were held and 7496 nos. of audit objections were settled.

Corporation wise data are given bellow: 

The total number of audit objections settled down during the last three years were 14,528, which is approxymately equal to the number of that settled during 31 years prior to  of 2004-2005 i.e. 14,559.