The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem visited an industrial park of the country's leading business conglomerate Pran-RFL Group in Habiganj on Tuesday.
Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Pran-RFL Group, Choudhury Atiur Rasul, Director (Accounts) and Kamruzzaman Kamal, Director (Marketing) welcomed NBR Chairman at Habiganj Industrial Park, said a press release.
He visited various manufacturing units of the industrial park including biscuits, juice and beverage, confectionery, liquid glucose, transformer and bicycle.
During the visit, NBR Chairman inaugurated new plants of noodles and cables in the park.
NBR chairman praised the group for manufacturing products using state-of-the-art technology.
He said that the economy of Bangladesh is progressing rapidly.
The government is taking necessary actions to create a congenial atmosphere for business in Bangladesh, he also said.
NBR chairman asked Pran-RFL to invest in the heavy industries sector more. He said: “It will not only enrich our economy but also create huge employment in the country.”
Ahsan Khan Chowdhury said: “Pran-RFL's Habiganj Industrial Park has changed the overall economy of Habiganj. Around 25,000 people are working in the Industrial Park and most of them have come from local areas. Pran-RFL group is continuously adding more production lines and creating employment in the park.”
Masud Sadiq, Member (Customs Policy) of the National Board of Revenue, Sams Uddin Ahmed, Member (Tax Policy), Zakia Sultana, Member (VAT Policy), Akbar Hossain, Commissioner at the Customs, Excise and Vat Commissionerate, Sylhet, Syed Zakir Hossain, Commissioner of Taxes and high officials of NBR also visited the Habiganj industrial park with the NBR chairman.
