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PM-JUTE DAY
Make jute sector profitable: PM
DHAKA, March 6, 2019 (BSS) – Announcing incentives for the private sector
to boost production and export of jute and jute goods, Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina today called upon all concerned to take effective steps for making the
jute sector profitable to sustain the jute industry.
“Jute is such a product, nothing of which is wasted. So, why it will count
losses … I don’t want to hear (any) loss (from it) and attention will have to be
given on how the industry could be made profitable,” she told the inaugural
function of the National Jute Day-2019 and Diversified Jute Products Fair at
Bangabandhu International Conference Center here this morning.
“I believe that we will be able to make the sector profitable by innovating
new products … I’m not with the people who are pessimistic, I’m always
optimistic,” she added.
The prime minister said that the government support for development of the
sector will continue. “But we want to give more importance to the private
sector. As much as the private sector will come forward, the jute industry
will be flourished to that extent,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina said her government is giving incentives to other sectors for
accelerating the pace of the country’s development. “We will also provide
incentives to those involved in the jute sector so that they can export more
jute products,” she also said.
“As other export-oriented products are getting incentives, the jute
products will also receive such incentives,” she added.
The Ministry of Textiles and Jute organized the function with Minister for Textiles and Jute Golam Dastagir Gazi in the chair.
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Textiles and Jute
Ministry Mirza Azam was the special guest at the function, while secretary
in-charge of the ministry Mizanur Rahman delivered the welcome address.
Ministers, advisers to the prime minister, parliament members, foreign
diplomats and high civil and military officials were present at the function.
The National Jute Day is being celebrated across the country today with the slogan of
“Sonali Asher Sonar Desh, Jatir Pitar Bangladesh”.
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