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The role of Dhaka Customs Agents Association can hardly
be over- emphasized in the ever-growing pressure of the national economy of Bangladesh;
Chittagong is the premier part of Bangladesh. About 80% of the Sea- borne trade
are being handled by this port. Chittagong Port has considerable strategic importance
and infra-structural advantage. The Lion share of National revenue is earned through
Chittagong Custom House & Chittagong Port. Since the inception of Chittagong
Port and Chittagong Custom House, the Clearing & Forwarding Agents are playing
vital role in earning National revenue & handling both import & export cargoes
transited through Chittagong Port.
Being a leading Port user, the Clearing & Forwarding Agents have been facing
multifarious problems in carrying out their responsibilities both in Chittagong
Port & Custom House since long. After a few days of the Great Liberation war,
where a number of C&F Agents participated and sacrificed their lives for the
cause of independence of the country, necessity for constituting an Association
was acutely felt. Accordingly, in the year 1974, some about 29 C & F Agents
of Chittagong felt that for the well- being of the C&F Agents and for better
trade facilitation etc. all the C & F Agents should be united and thus they
took an initiative to form an Association. With the span of time, the number of
C & F Agents increased over 100 including 6 from Khulna and 4 from Dhaka. Subsequently
on 29th March 1974 an Association was formed under the name and banner of BANGLADESH
CUSTOMS CLEARING AGENTS ASSOCIATION, and it was registered with Registrar of Trade
Unions, Dhaka on 30 th June, 1975 bearing No. B-1707.
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