67 NRBs get CIP status

Business Desk :
The government has chosen 67 non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to honour them with the commercially important person (CIP) status for 2020, given their contribution to the country’s economy.
The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment has sent a final list to the cabinet division for consideration.
The NRB CIPs are selected under three categories – extraordinary performance and contribution by sending $100,000 in remittances, $300,000 investment to Bangladeshi industries, and importing $300,000 worth Bangladeshi products to foreign countries.
For 2020, some 57 individuals have been proposed for sending the highest amount of remittances through banking channels and 10 individuals for importing Bangladeshi products to foreign countries, according to the expatriates’ welfare ministry.
However, no individual has been selected as CIP under the category ‘industrial investment’ due to a lack of availability, a source said.
The government will soon issue a gazette notification after finalizing the list.
The selected individuals will get various facilities for two years, including enjoying the permission to enter the Secretariat, the invitation to participate in various national programs, and priority booking of air, railway and waterway tickets for business purposes.
Besides, they get access to VIP lounges at local airports. Family members of the CIPs would get priority while booking cabins in government hospitals for treatment.
Investment by the CIPs will be given necessary protection by the government.
The selection committee formed earlier has prepared the list as per the CIP selection policy-2018.