India destroying Bangladesh Shrimp export

[idune]

Smuggled Indian shrimps destroying country’s image

Friday, 21 September 2012

DHAKA, SEPT 20: The export-focused shrimp industry is under threat from substandard Indian shrimp smuggled into the country and re-exported in the name of Bangladeshi products.

According to EU's Rules of Origin (RoO), Bangladesh enjoys duty free facility under the European Union's (EU) Generalised System of Preference (GSP) for export of shrimps and prawns produced in the country.

Shrimps or prawns procured from other countries or having not origin of Bangladesh are not entitled of having the facilities of GSP. Even the country might lose the right of GSP facilities if shrimps or prawns procured from other countries are exported from Bangladesh.


According to sources, a large number of low quality Indian shrimps are smuggled into the country almost on a regular basis through various border points. Bangladesh Border Guards very often prohibits the movement of shrimp from India. Very recently, the BGB seized five trucks loaded with 3,192 Kg of low quality Indian Bagda shrimp. The trucks were coming from Satkhira Bhomra land port. Sources said, some unscrupulous businessmen brought the consignment, with other white fishes, with an ulterior motive to export those shrimp under the band of Bangladeshi products.

Being very sub-standard in quality, the fish bring bad name for the country. And if identified the origin of the products and the source country the entire consignment might be cancelled and the country might lose its GSP facilities.

To check the practice, the Directorate of Fisheries (DoF) recently requested the Ministry of Fisheries to issue a letter requesting the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) to impose a ban import of shrimps. In its letter the DoF agreed that huge quantity of shrimps is being smuggled into the country through various border points. It may be mentioned that Bangladesh is surrounded by India in three sides having border of about 3,400 km. Most of the border areas are spurious and BGB can hardly check smuggled all through the spurious border.

If Bangladesh lose its GSP status due to the malpractice, Bangladesh’s major competitor, including India, will capture its share in the world market, said the letter sent to the MoF. As a result, the country will lose huge foreign currency besides displacing hundreds of thousands of people associated with the industry.

At present there are about 180,000 shrimp enclosures and 80 frozen foods processing plants in the country engaging some one million people directly involves with the industry.
The industry earned about Tk 47 billion foreign currency in last fiscal (2011-12) by exporting some 92,479 metric tons of shrimps and other fishes to various countries of the world.
Bangladesh is famous for two varieties of giant prawn, the freshwater Golda and the saltwater Bagda or Tiger prawn, which constitute nearly 90 per cent of frozen food exports, the second biggest foreign exchange earner after apparel. Nearly 30 per cent of prawn exports are Golda and the rest Bagda, according to exporters.

Smuggled Indian shrimps destroying country

 

[Prometheus]

Bangladesh should build up fences to avoid Indian smuglers from entering Bangladesh.............this is the only way to save economy

 

[veekysingh]

Smuggled Indian shrimps destroying country’s image

Friday, 21 September 2012

DHAKA, SEPT 20: The export-focused shrimp industry is under threat from substandard Indian shrimp smuggled into the country and re-exported in the name of Bangladeshi products.

According to EU's Rules of Origin (RoO), Bangladesh enjoys duty free facility under the European Union's (EU) Generalised System of Preference (GSP) for export of shrimps and prawns produced in the country.

Shrimps or prawns procured from other countries or having not origin of Bangladesh are not entitled of having the facilities of GSP. Even the country might lose the right of GSP facilities if shrimps or prawns procured from other countries are exported from Bangladesh.


According to sources, a large number of low quality Indian shrimps are smuggled into the country almost on a regular basis through various border points. Bangladesh Border Guards very often prohibits the movement of shrimp from India. Very recently, the BGB seized five trucks loaded with 3,192 Kg of low quality Indian Bagda shrimp. The trucks were coming from Satkhira Bhomra land port. Sources said, some unscrupulous businessmen brought the consignment, with other white fishes, with an ulterior motive to export those shrimp under the band of Bangladeshi products.

Being very sub-standard in quality, the fish bring bad name for the country. And if identified the origin of the products and the source country the entire consignment might be cancelled and the country might lose its GSP facilities.

To check the practice, the Directorate of Fisheries (DoF) recently requested the Ministry of Fisheries to issue a letter requesting the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) to impose a ban import of shrimps. In its letter the DoF agreed that huge quantity of shrimps is being smuggled into the country through various border points. It may be mentioned that Bangladesh is surrounded by India in three sides having border of about 3,400 km. Most of the border areas are spurious and BGB can hardly check smuggled all through the spurious border.

If Bangladesh lose its GSP status due to the malpractice, Bangladesh’s major competitor, including India, will capture its share in the world market, said the letter sent to the MoF. As a result, the country will lose huge foreign currency besides displacing hundreds of thousands of people associated with the industry.

At present there are about 180,000 shrimp enclosures and 80 frozen foods processing plants in the country engaging some one million people directly involves with the industry.
The industry earned about Tk 47 billion foreign currency in last fiscal (2011-12) by exporting some 92,479 metric tons of shrimps and other fishes to various countries of the world.
Bangladesh is famous for two varieties of giant prawn, the freshwater Golda and the saltwater Bagda or Tiger prawn, which constitute nearly 90 per cent of frozen food exports, the second biggest foreign exchange earner after apparel. Nearly 30 per cent of prawn exports are Golda and the rest Bagda, according to exporters.

Smuggled Indian shrimps destroying country

artical not go with titel , so change that , and thats your own ppl fault , stop balming india , and grow up..

 

[Abhishek_]

artical not go with titel , so change that , and thats your own ppl fault , stop balming india , and grow up..

why you no speak english?

 

[Luffy 500]

An unsafeguarded border after the pilkhana massacre is one of the main reasons for this. Indians will keep on doing what they are good at i.e stealing and smuggling. Proper initiatives should be taken from our side but sadly awamiindian dalals are on board in ruining BD shrip industry.

Bangladesh should build up fences to avoid Indian smuglers from entering Bangladesh.............this is the only way to save economy

Tell your BSF not to take bribes from smugglers and BTW this $$5-10 billion smuggling/year is one way that millions of your dirt poor border citizens earns 2 meals a day. SO literally this smuggling is a lifeline to millions of your poor countrymen that your terror sponsoring hegemonic gov is unable to feed.

 

[Abhishek_]

lol Jamati. I love the sound of it. BTW refute any of the above allegations if u can rather than farting jamati jamati BS all the time. Its no rocket science that bangles wearing BSF are in the same line with the smugglers on this issue under consent of higher authority of GOI in order to destroy BD shrimp industry and occupy its place abroad. And BD broder is currently unsafeguarded thanks to the awami indian clowns aiding BSF's smuggling.

indians dont need to refute anything. the status-quo is working pretty well for us

 

[MilSpec]

nice DP man

r u calling ur shiv sena brothers ???

wouldn't that be an overkill, sena would really f u guys up, BSF is more than enough to take care of the land that we got for you from your masters, that you crave to be with.

lol Jamati. I love the sound of it. BTW refute any of the above allegations if u can rather than farting jamati jamati BS all the time. Its no rocket science that bangles wearing BSF are in the same line with the smugglers on this issue under consent of higher authority of GOI in order to destroy BD shrimp industry and occupy its place abroad. And BD broder is currently unsafeguarded thanks to the awami indian clowns aiding BSF's smuggling.

low quality tiger shrimps BS.... your businessman importing shrimps from India, we aren't shoving it down your throat. check your traffic dumbass,

 

[notsuperstitious]

The one making allegation has to prove it.

BDR is not stopping these BD exporters from smuggling in Indian shrimp at a cheap rate and then exporting it to EU at a high rate, thus abusing the concession the EU have given BD.

The only poeple benefitting here are BD exporters - they are illegally benefitting and thus are responsible for whatever damage they are causing to BD industry. Why can't BDR stop smuggling, why do jamaatis cry a river when BSF tries to stop smuggling and why does BD govt not stop the dishonest BD exporters cheat the EU and bring a bad name to BD - well obviously because they can just fool their gullible population by blaming India

 

[DarkPrince]

wouldn't that be an overkill, sena would really f u guys up, BSF is more than enough to take care of the land that we got for you from your masters, that you crave to be with.

dada bat sun dont talk about what can happen

its not that easy as u think it is

 

[idune]

Its clear many indians are living off Bangladesh market access by doing outright plundering. Indians BSF kill people who brings cow but allowing indians to run parasitic scheme by pushing LOW QUALITY indian shrimp.

 

[Abhishek_]

Its clear many indians are living off Bangladesh market access by doing outright plundering. Indians BSF kill people who brings cow but allowing indian plundering scheme by pushing LOW QUALITY indian shrimp.

i fully agree
profitable activities must be encouraged

 

[idune]

i fully agree
profitable activities must be encouraged

With that moral , you may put a sign we the indians proud to be "trademarked thief" on your head.

 

[Abhishek_]

With that moral , you may put a sign we the indians proud to be "trademarked thief" on your head.

if putting that sign means more profit, sure.
but the Return-on-Investment on the sign seems zero, so it is better spent on keeping BD politicians in our pockets. the cost is about the same anyway

 

[notsuperstitious]

Low quality - high quality does not matter. Any shrimp sourced from India should not be re exported by Bangladeshi exporters to EU by misuing EU concessions and profiting from such a practice.

The typical diversionary tatctic to hide this real issue of malpractice by BD exporters to EU is to blame India so that BD can as always shirk from taking any responsibility. A shameful tactic only useful for propaganda for the already converted.

 

[indian_jigar]

Just stay away from the international border and you won't get shot by BSF. Its not rocket science jeez...