Remittance warrior-turned-entrepreneur Mohamed Suhail Rana has been selected as a Commercially Important Person (CIP) for the fifth time.
He is the proprietor of Global Rich Maldives Private Limited, a Bangladeshi-owned company in Maldives. This is the fifth time in a row Sohel Rana was elected CIP.
In a notification issued by the Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment on November 27, a total of 85 people were selected as Commercially Important Persons (CIPs) where he was selected in three different categories for the year 2021.
Aiham Suhail, son of the expatriate, received the award and CIP card at the National Expatriate Day 2023 celebration on Saturday (December 30). The selected ones received the award and crest from the hands of Minister of Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment Imran Ahmed.
National Expatriate Day was held for the first time at Bangabandhu International Conference Center in the capital on Saturday with the theme 'Welfare, dignity of expatriates - our commitment, they are also equal partners in building smart Bangladesh'
Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment Minister Imran Ahmed presided over the event while foreign minister AK Abdul Momen was present as the chief guest.
Suhail Rana received this status in the category of non-resident Bangladeshi importer of Bangladeshi goods abroad. He has helped the needy people at various times, including Corona, and he has received a lot of appreciation.
Bangladesh High Commission in Maldives congratulated and extended best wishes to Mohammad Sohail Rana for being nominated as CIP on their verified facebook page.
They said the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, Bangladesh has declared Mohamed Suhail Rana as the Commercially Important Person (CIP) for the year 2022 in the category of Bangladeshi product importer abroad.
He was also declared as the CIP in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 in the same category consecutively for his great contribution to the economy of Bangladesh.
CIP Suhail Rana said, he always wants to work tirelessly for the welfare of helpless people based on social values.
"I have acceptance of the low income people who live abroad, I want to increase it more," he also said.