Bangladesh National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention (BNACWC), Armed Forces Division (AFD), arranged a two-day long training course on Sampling Test for Identification of Schedule Chemicals on 23 August in Dhaka, an Inter Services Public Relation (ISPR) press release reported.
A total of 20 officials from National Board of Revenue (NBR) took part in the training course. The training course was designed to Identify the Schedule Chemicals and Implement Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 2006 and OPCW Convention. The training was jointly organized by BNACWC and Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR).
In implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention, NBR officials can play a vital role in identifying schedule chemical which are mostly traded to our country through entry ports of air, sea and land. According to Bangladesh gazette act 2006 there is a provision for the persons/organization who produces/imports/stockpiles/uses schedule chemicals they are obligated to be enrolled and obtain certificate from BNACWC. After this training the officials of NBR will be able to identify the schedule chemicals in the entry ports of Bangladesh and find out the person/organizations that produce/imports/stockpiles/uses schedule chemical without being enrolled with BNACWC. This will enhance the proper implementing of CWC which will ultimately ensure safety and security of Bangladesh. After successfully completion of the training course Certificate was awarded by the Bangladesh National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention (BNACWC), the Armed Forces Division.