The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Narayanganj

Hosiery industrial units of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) here earned Taka 9,240 crore by exporting knit wears in the fiscal year 2007-08.

During the time, employment opportunities for 1,41,292 persons were created in the BSCIC industrial estate in Narayanganj, established in 1999.

Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Industries Mahbub Jamil was told this during a visit to the industrial estate on September 22, an official handout said.

The special assistant went round different factories and saw for himself production activities, water logging roads and infrastructure in the area.

Later, Mahbub Jamil held a meeting with the leaders of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturer and Exporters Association (BKMEA), entrepreneurs of hosiery industrial units, BSCIC officials, local administration and representatives of civil society for solving the existing problems of the knitwear industry.

Industry Secretary Sheikh Enayet Ullah, BSCIC Chairman Mohammad Mahbub-ur-Rahman, president of BKMEA Fazlul Haque and Vice- President Abdur Rasheed spoke at the meeting.

During the meeting, the entrepreneurs drew the attention of the special assistant for quick repairing of roads as well as construction of drain and culverts in the estate.

Mahbub Jamil said the government would step up efforts in public-private partnership for administrative development of this industrial estate.

He also said the government would take initiative within its capacity for infrastructure development of the area.