Industry Policy in final shape : Dilip
Monday, 28 December 2009
The draft of the new Industry Policy would get final shape by January 6 for being placed in the cabinet meeting soon, Industries Minister Dilip Barua said Sunday while disclosing some steps for streamlining the sector, reports UNB.
"The Industry Policy is now in the final stage of making. We will finalise it within January 6 to send it to the cabinet for approval as soon as possible," he told reporters after the council meeting of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution held at its head office in the city.
The Prime Minister's Office recently had asked the industries ministry to take more public opinions before finalising the policy for the vital sector of the country's economy.
The ministry then posted the draft policy on its website www.moind.gov.bd inviting general public opinion on the policy up until December 24.
With the industries minister in the chair, the BSTI council meeting decided to fix weight for 20 consumer products to protect consumers from being cheated at weight by certain evasive acts.
Citing an example, the minister said, "Though consumers bought 900 ml bottled soybean oil, unfortunately, they had to pay the price for 1000 ml."
About the upgrading of the product-certification system of BSTI for maintaining product quality, which is a must for external trade, Dilip Barua said the government has already taken steps to upgrade BSTI's food-testing, cement and microbiological labs in the light of the observation of Indian experts after their visit to the BSTI.
"We are trying to get acceptability of BSTI's product-testing and certification system at the international level so that our export items can maintain better quality," he said.
Meanwhile,Industries Minister Dilip Barua Saturday said the government is working to set up an export processing zone (EPZ) as well as a special economic zone (SEZ) in Sylhet considering its potentiality.
The Minister said this while addressing a reception accorded to him by BSCIC authorities on the city's outskirts Khadimnagar.
Dilip Barua said the government is working to boost the country's industry sector. "It's possible to build digital Bangladesh through achieving significant success in this sector", he said.
"The Industry Policy is now in the final stage of making. We will finalise it within January 6 to send it to the cabinet for approval as soon as possible," he told reporters after the council meeting of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution held at its head office in the city.
The Prime Minister's Office recently had asked the industries ministry to take more public opinions before finalising the policy for the vital sector of the country's economy.
The ministry then posted the draft policy on its website www.moind.gov.bd inviting general public opinion on the policy up until December 24.
With the industries minister in the chair, the BSTI council meeting decided to fix weight for 20 consumer products to protect consumers from being cheated at weight by certain evasive acts.
Citing an example, the minister said, "Though consumers bought 900 ml bottled soybean oil, unfortunately, they had to pay the price for 1000 ml."
About the upgrading of the product-certification system of BSTI for maintaining product quality, which is a must for external trade, Dilip Barua said the government has already taken steps to upgrade BSTI's food-testing, cement and microbiological labs in the light of the observation of Indian experts after their visit to the BSTI.
"We are trying to get acceptability of BSTI's product-testing and certification system at the international level so that our export items can maintain better quality," he said.
Meanwhile,Industries Minister Dilip Barua Saturday said the government is working to set up an export processing zone (EPZ) as well as a special economic zone (SEZ) in Sylhet considering its potentiality.
The Minister said this while addressing a reception accorded to him by BSCIC authorities on the city's outskirts Khadimnagar.
Dilip Barua said the government is working to boost the country's industry sector. "It's possible to build digital Bangladesh through achieving significant success in this sector", he said.