Bangladesh: Amu warns of cancelling plots at Jamdani industrial city

Dhaka, July 18, 2014 (New Age): Industries minister Amir Hossain Amu has warned that the government will cancel the allocation of the plot if the entrepreneurs would not set up their industries at the Jamdani industrial city within stipulated time. ‘The government will cancel the plot allocation and distribute among the new entrepreneurs, if the entrepreneurs would not set up their industries at the Jamdani Industrial city within the scheduled time’, the minister stated. Amu said as chief guest while he was opening the week-long Jamdani display programme at the national museum auditorium in Dhaka on Thursday. Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation organised the display. Cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor also attended the inaugural function as special guest. The government has set up the Jamdani industrial city and research centre on 20 acres of land at Noapara of Tarabo union under Narayanganj with a view to enhance the traditional Jamdani industries. As many as 409 industrial plots have already been set up at the industrial city with a cost of nearly Tk 5.86 crore. Out of the plots, so far 399 industrial plots have been distributed among industrial entrepreneurs for setting up their industries. Industries secretary Mainuddin Abdullah presided over the meeting. The meeting was also addressed, among others, by BSCIC chairman Shyam Sundar Sikder, director (design and marketing) Nurul Islam. The industries minister told at the function that ‘the government is fully aware of the traditional Jamdani industries of the country as about $1.58 lakh is being exported to abroad every year from this sector.’ The Jamdani of Bangladesh has already been acknowledged as part of the world heritage, said the cultural affairs minister Assaduzzaman Noor at the function. The weeklong fair will remain open for the people every day from 9:00am to 4:00pm.