Govt hints at import of yarn to protect weavers' interest
Monday, 19 April 2010
FE Report
The government hinted at importing yarn to protect the interest of the local weavers and the industry, Industries Minister Dilip Barua said Sunday.
"If necessary, the government will take steps to import yarn," he said in a meeting in Pabna, a press release said.
The government would provide loans to the weavers under the small and medium enterprise scheme to boost the industry, he added.
Pabna district Tant Shilpo Samity organised the meeting and Shamsul Hoque Tuku, State Minister for Home Affairs, was the special guest.
The speakers at the meeting claimed that spinners raised the yarn price by forming a syndicate and as a result the local weavers were in the trouble.
They demanded opening up of Benapole landport to import of yarn and providing loan facilities to them.
Akmal Hossain Mridha, president of Pabna Co-operative Industrial Union Ltd, and Lokman Hossain, president of Bangladesh Handloom Association, among others, were present.
The government hinted at importing yarn to protect the interest of the local weavers and the industry, Industries Minister Dilip Barua said Sunday.
"If necessary, the government will take steps to import yarn," he said in a meeting in Pabna, a press release said.
The government would provide loans to the weavers under the small and medium enterprise scheme to boost the industry, he added.
Pabna district Tant Shilpo Samity organised the meeting and Shamsul Hoque Tuku, State Minister for Home Affairs, was the special guest.
The speakers at the meeting claimed that spinners raised the yarn price by forming a syndicate and as a result the local weavers were in the trouble.
They demanded opening up of Benapole landport to import of yarn and providing loan facilities to them.
Akmal Hossain Mridha, president of Pabna Co-operative Industrial Union Ltd, and Lokman Hossain, president of Bangladesh Handloom Association, among others, were present.