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Gazi for increasing production at govt jute mills
DHAKA, Jan 15, 2019 (BSS) – Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi
today said measures would be taken to increase the production at state-owned
jute mills and ensure the usage of jute bags for packaging goods everywhere
as well.
“The government will take necessary initiatives to ensure the use of jute
in packaging industry everywhere as well as boost the production of the
government jute mills,” he said at a meeting with executive committee members
of Bangladesh Jute Mills Association (BJMA) at his office in the secretariat
here.
BJMA leaders, including its secretary Barek Khan, and senior officials of
Textiles and Jute Ministry were present, among others, in the meeting, said
an official release.
Mentioning that many jute mills have been shut down due to high production
cost of jute-products, Gazi said the government would be careful so that no
factory would be shut down in the future.
Referring to different initiatives, including enactment of the Mandatory
Jute Packaging Act-2010, of the present government in developing jute sector,
the minister said more use of jute will boost the prosperity of the jute.
He added: “The farmers will be given all kind of facilities for producing
jute… Our soil is suitable for jute production,” he said.
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