The first meeting of the newly formed UD Verification or Supporting Committee was held on September 22, 2026, at the Conference Hall of the Customs Bond Commissionerate, Chattogram.

The meeting was chaired by Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Additional Commissioner of the Customs Bond Commissionerate, Chattogram, and Convener of the committee.

The meeting was attended by committee member, BGMEA Director and Director-in-Charge of the Standing Committee on Customs and Bond, Md. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury, and committee member and Chairman of the Standing Committee on Customs and Bond, Chattogram, Anjan Shekhar Dash.

The meeting discussed verifying the accuracy and rationality of information declared in the UD, including consumption and wastage rates, with particular focus on resolving complexities related to wastage rates in garment production.

BGMEA Director Md. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury thanked the Customs Bond Commissionerate for forming the supporting committee and urged it to take necessary steps to revise the wastage rates for woven and knit garment production, particularly for converting fabric into garments, in the interest of export trade.

Committee Convener Mohammad Shahidul Islam said that initiatives would be taken to resolve wastage-rate-related issues through discussions with the relevant stakeholders after receiving applications.

Through joint efforts and coordination, the initiative is expected to make the bond process for garment exports faster, simpler, and more effective.