2 day long workshop on Anti-dumping Countervailing Measures held

ICMAB organized a two day workshop titled “Antidumping and Countervailing Measures: Emerging Avenue for Cost Auditors” with the joint collaboration of WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and ICMAB on Friday and Saturday, the 6th and 7th September, 2019 at ICMAB Auditorium, Dhaka. Mr. C.Q.K. Mustaq Ahmed, Chairman, Financial Reporting Council (FRC) was present as chief guest and Mr. Md. Kamal Hossain, Director General (Additional Secretary), WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce was present as special guest.

ICMAB President Mr. M. Abul Kalam Mazumdar FCMA said in his welcome speech that, “ICMAB is promoting the profession of Cost and Management Accounting profession in the country. This workshop is important as the Cost and Management Accountants through their costing expertise can help take necessary measures to win over the antidumping and countervailing issues.

Chief guest Mr. C. Q. K. Mustaq Ahmed said, Anti-dumping is a serious issue in our economy. Our development is business driven, so we need to run smoothly to achieve the development goals we all are talking about. He expected that CMA professionals can contribute considerably for bringing remedy to anti-dumping duty. He thanked ICMAB for arranging the workshop on such an important topic.

Special guest Mr. Md. Kamal Hossain applauded ICMAB for arranging this workshop. He expressed hope that this workshop will enable ICMAB members to deal with anti-dumping issue more professionally.

In the inaugural day, first technical paper titled “Overview on WTO Agreements” was presented by Mr. Munir Chowdhury, Ex. Director General, WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce. The second presentation of the day was “Anti-dumping Agreement and Domestic Procedure” presented by Mr. Md. Hafizur Rahman, Joint Secretary & Director, WTO Cell. In the second day, the first presentation was on “Initiation Procedure of Anti-dumping Case”, presented by Ms. Rama Dewan, Joint Chief, Bangladesh Tariff Commission, Ministry of Commerce. The second presentation was on “Exporters Questionnaire filling up” presented by Dr. Mustafa Abid Khan, Member, Bangladesh Tariff Commission.