The entrepreneurs providing courier and logistics services in the country urged the government to enact the 'Mailing Operator and Courier Service Development and Regulatory Authority Act-2022' making it business-friendly.
They also urged the government to declare the courier and logistics sector a service industry.
They came up with the call at the second meeting of the standing committee on logistics and courier services at the FBCCI office at Motijheel in the capital Saturday.
While speaking as the chief guest, FBCCI President Md. Jashim Uddin said that FBCCI was preparing a 20-year roadmap for logistics development.
He said the future expansion of the country's economy would largely depend on logistics as the sector helps build a sustainable supply chain.
"Without an effective logistics ecosystem, even attaining food security is also impossible," he said.
Director in-charge of the committee Md. Naser said the committee would soon prepare its recommendations on amendments to the draft law.
Chairman of the committee and President of Courier Services Association of Bangladesh Hafizur Rahman Pulok said that courier and logistics companies would contribute more to the national economy if the government provides proper policy and legal support.
Co-chairmen of the committee Ahsan Habib Setu, Mokbul Ahmad, Nisser Uddin Ahmed, other members of the committee and FBCCI secretary general Mohammad Mahfuzul Hoque were also present, among others, at the meeting.
