13 NRBs to get CIP status

The government has selected 13 non-resident Bangladeshis to give them CIP (commercially important person) status for 2010 for their contribution to the country's economy.
It is the second time the government is going to award CIP status to NRBs.
Ten persons will get the status in the first category in which people sent in remittances of more than $1.5 lakh a year, said an official of the expatriates' welfare and overseas employment ministry.
The second category involves three NRBs who imported goods worth a minimum of $5 lakh into their countries of residence. The selected CIPs will enjoy the honour and privileges for one year.
The NRB CIPs will get special treatment at the secretariat, different government committees, in hospitals and while travelling by plane, rail and other transports.