Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today said no one would be allowed to secure business favours by exploiting government connections or close ties with ruling-party figures. No matter how senior a minister or how powerful a person may be, there is absolutely no scope for this,” he said. Chattogram Port Authority Chairman Rear Admiral M Moniruzzaman, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Ahsan Habib and senior officials were present at the time. Earlier, the finance minister held a meeting with representatives of the NBR, customs, Chattogram Chamber, BGMEA, BKMEA, shipping agents and other stakeholders at the port building. The meeting discussed resolving problems between the port and customs, reducing delays in cargo clearance, improving port operations and cutting business costs.