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SILK-DEVELOPMENT-MEETING (with picture)
Mirza Azam for reviving lost-glory of silk
RAJSHAHI, Aug 10, 2018 (BSS)- State Minister for Textile and Jute Mirza
Azam has stressed the need for reviving the lost-glory of silk through
adopting need-based silk cultivation project.
He said silk is closely related to the life and culture of Rajshahi
people and that is why emphasis should be given on revitalising the sector by
taking effective measures to increase silk production.
The state ministry was addressing the 32nd meeting of the Parliamentary
Standing Committee on the Ministry of Textile and Jute at the conference hall
of Bangladesh Silk Development Board (BSDB) in Rajshahi city on Thursday
afternoon.
He said the government is sincerely working to bring the lost-glory of
silk back and turn Bangladesh into its hub again.
Azam asked the BSDB authorities to take steps as per the proposal of
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take the silk sector forward. “If you (BSDB)
work sincerely, the sector can be transformed into a profitable one,” he
added.
Chaired by chairman of the committee Saber Hossain Chowdhury, the
meeting was addressed, among others, by Fazley Hossain Badsha, MP, committee
members Dr Enamur Rahman and Sabina Akter Tuhin, secretary of the ministry
Foyzur Rahman and BSDB director general Abdul Hakim.
During the meeting, various issues, including ‘Textile Bill 2018’ and
activities of BSDB and Bangladesh Sericulture Research and Training
Institute, were discussed elaborately.
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