20,000 weavers jobless, 15,000 handlooms closed in Banchharampur
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
Zashim Uddin
BRAHMANBARIA, Dec 3: The handloom industry at Bancharampur Upazila under Brahmanbaria district is facing closure after having suffered adversely from the recent floods. They have no sufficient capital for running their looms. Now, price of shuttle, thread, reel, strain etc. are rising day by day in the market.
About 20,000 people engaged in weaving have become jobless as 15,000 handlooms at Bancharampur Upazila facing such problems were forced to close down in the last two months.
The jobless workers, finding no other way out, engaged themselves in other vocations to earn their livelihood.
Weavers of Bancharampur, who were once popular for their handloom production, said they could not make their handloom industries profitable because of price hike of raw materials and for want of working capital.
They said, they are not in a position to compete with the low priced smuggled Indian Saris that are abundantly available in the local markets.
BRAHMANBARIA, Dec 3: The handloom industry at Bancharampur Upazila under Brahmanbaria district is facing closure after having suffered adversely from the recent floods. They have no sufficient capital for running their looms. Now, price of shuttle, thread, reel, strain etc. are rising day by day in the market.
About 20,000 people engaged in weaving have become jobless as 15,000 handlooms at Bancharampur Upazila facing such problems were forced to close down in the last two months.
The jobless workers, finding no other way out, engaged themselves in other vocations to earn their livelihood.
Weavers of Bancharampur, who were once popular for their handloom production, said they could not make their handloom industries profitable because of price hike of raw materials and for want of working capital.
They said, they are not in a position to compete with the low priced smuggled Indian Saris that are abundantly available in the local markets.