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Our Correspondent, Chittagong

Smooth development of the packaging industry in the country was urged to ensure dynamism in the national economy. Speakers at a workshop on "Development of Packaging in Bangladesh" described packaging as important and potential in the industrial sector.

The workshop was arranged under the joint auspices of Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), International Trade Centre (ITC) and Bangladesh Corrugated Carton and Accessories Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BCCAMEA) at a local hotel in the city on November 22.

Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) president Saifuzzaman Chowdhury graced the occasion as the chief guest while BGMEA first vice president M A Salam was the special guest.

CCCI president said, Packaging played a vital role in the field of trade and commerce of the country. Terming the packaging industry as a widely prospective one, he expressed his optimism that such an workshop would obviously help develop this sector properly.

MA Salam recalled that even 25 years back, packaging items used to be imported from abroad. He proposed to export packaging items gradually.

Presided over by the BCCAMEA president Shafiullah Chowdhury the workshop was also addressed among others by Taslimuddin Chowdhury, Brig. Gen. (Rtd) Mofizur Rahman, Rajib Dhar and Firoz Faruqui.