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The government has allocated Tk 5 crore for paying arrears of the jute mill workers in Khulna region.

The decision came Thursday from an opinion exchange meeting on review of overall situation of the country's jute sector and movement of jute mill workers in Khulna region.

Textiles and Jute Adviser M Anwarul Iqbal exchanged views with the officials of Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) and the meeting decided to allocate Tk 5 crore on emergency basis from the BJMC fund to pay arrears of the workers.

Adviser Iqbal said the government is aware of the problems of the workers. But it is difficult to instantly face all the accumulated problems of the jute sector.

He also called upon all, including the workers, to keep patience in this regard.