Int’l Customs Day today

Staff Correspondent: International Customs Day is being observed in Bangladesh today (Thursday) like other countries in the world.

National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken elaborate programmes to observe the day in a befitting manner.

The observance of the day marks the first official conference of the Customs Co-operation Council-the World Customs Organization (WCO). A total of 179 countries are now the member of WCO.

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on the occasion, wishing the success of all programmes taken by NBR.

In separate messages they greeted all officials and employees of the customs department and the tax-paying individuals and companies.

risingbd/ Dhaka/Jan 26, 2017/Mukul