Govt. of Bangladesh has taken positive measures for re-structuring the many system. NBR is working very hard as well. But NBR should do internal clean up as well. Mainly port like Chittagong, Dhaka airport, Benapole land port, ICD Dhaka and all the Export Processing Zone. Most of the custom officer is taking bribe for every import and export. This must need to stop. Every Clearing & Forwarding agent has to offer this money to them as a system. NBR should make it public not to pay any amount to custom officer. (I have a proof had to take more than 10 signature from custom to clear a import from Dhaka Airport. And for every signature point has a fee).

A full time TV can be posted in those port area with advertisement not to pay any bribe and what will happen if caught. Same should come in the public media. What kind of punishment for both will be also to be shown? ACC officer should make under cover visit as Clearing & Forwarding agent to justify the true picture.

Many Clearing agents have very good communication with corrupt custom officer. Many big company mainly involved in Electronics and Auto mobile business uses those Clearing agent to clear their goods contract basis. NBR and ACC can find their name easily from the port. Take them under question. Many big fish will be on the net.

NBR also should make tariff fixed for all high value item and marked luxurious item. Like Automobile. It is easy to find out price from the manufacturer’s web or thru our Ambassy. Duty can be lower by 40% but fixing tariff. Which will allow county to earn double than what it is today. Tariff should be fixed country/brand/model wise. Example Toyota PRADO -Brand new duty 156%. We know world value is about USD45, 000. Adding 156% landed value in the market should be is USD115, 200 that is taka7, 945,000. But a brand new Toyota Prado been soled in Bangladesh market with profit is not more than 5,800,000. Means is been under valued and with the help of corrupt (system) custom/inspection company and duty been fraud. In every high value/brand item all big corrupt Business Magnet are the agent in Bangladesh. And they are richest. More over they are the main money donor in all big political parties. Some of them are also active key leader. So they are untouched during every political government.

NBR should know big fishes are also bribed Inspection Company overseas. And 1% value of our import going to Inspection Company’s pocket as their charge. More over they are taking away their profit out of our country thru illegal way. (Example COTACNA)

I am sure NBR is capable to restructure the total duty system. This is the right time to make a concrete proposal to budget committee to get it approved. There is no political bad interruption at this moment. This is the NBR who knows about these shortfall. Serving in other government organization/department or in Army it impossible to know about it.

Government had many success like Rajuk. Same way Government should take NBR as priority project to clean, rectify, reshuffled to make the backbone of the county (NBR) with proper full strength. This will bring more revenue and more honest businessperson in the market.

All Mighty is always with the good people to add the strength. We must need to fall back to him. Nothing goes unpaid.

Tofail