President of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) jashim Uddin today called for an end to the complexities in obtaining and renewing licenses to reduce the cost of doing business.
The FBCCI chief made the call at a seminar on "Present Situation of the One Stop Service System of BIDA" jointly organized by FBCCI and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) held at FBCCI bhaban in the capital today, said a press release.
Urging to withdraw the renewing policy every year, FBCCI chief said that government organizations may audit but the renewal policy should not exist.
"The safety and security related certificates have to be collected from eight to ten organizations. All the Safety and Security Certificates should be issued from a single organization", he added.
Speaking as the chief guest on the occasion, Executive Chairman of BIDA Sirajul Islam urged the businessmen to avail the services from BIDA One Stop Service (OSS).
Earlier, Director of BIDA Jibon Krishna Saha Roy delivered the keynote presentation on BIDA OSS.
He informed that BIDA has signed MoUs with 39 companies to provide services in OSS and 11 more are in process.
Amon others, FBCCI Director Md. Naser, Former Director S M Kamal Uddin, BPGMEA President Shamim Ahmed, FBCCI Adviser Brig. General (Retired) Abu Nayeem Md. Shahidullah, Panel Adviser Dr. Mostafa Abid Khan and other business leaders took part in the open discussion on the keynote presentation.