Holistic approach needed to revive handloom: Liton

FE Team | Published: November 02, 2019 21:49:09 | Updated: November 02, 2019 21:54:18

A holistic approach is needed to revive the handloom and cottage industries, Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor A H M Khairuzzaman has said at a function in the northwestern divisional city, reports BSS.
He said ensuring business-friendly atmosphere is very important to encourage local entrepreneurs for revitalising the sector.
He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the month-long handloom and cottage industries fair-2019 which has began here with the call for bolstering economic condition of the area through revival of handloom and cottage goods in the region.
Regional office of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has organised the 30-day exhibition at its industrial estate in the northwest divisional city.
A spectrum of locally-produced handloom and cottage industrial goods including leather products, jute-made products, processed agricultural products, electrical and electronic goods, clothes, design and fashion wares and other products are being displayed in the fair through 50 stalls.
BSCIC Chairman Mustaque Hassan attended the ianugural ceremony as the special guest with BSCIC Regional Director Tamanna Rahman in the chair.
BSCIC Director (Development and Extension) Khalilur Rahman, Deputy Director of Local Government Division Parvej Raihan, President of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industries Md Muniruzzaman and President of Bangladesh Silk Industries Owners Association Liakat Ali were present and also spoke on the occasion.
Liton said there is a need for holistic approach towards revival of the handloom and cottage industries. He said ensuring business-friendly atmosphere is very important to encourage local entrepreneurs for revitalising the sector.
Time-fitting measures should be taken to revive the region's industrial sector including the cottage industries as these play a vital role in the economic development, he said.
Liton said handlooms and cottage goods signify the true craftsmanship of the Bangladeshi artisans. Various artisan communities are scattered throughout the country, communities consisting of people who solely depend on their crafts as a primary source of income.
He underscored the need for more hosting of such type of exhibition to protect the handicraft goods from further diminishing.
More expansion of investment to this sector is needed for bolstering economic condition of both urban and rural areas together with freeing the society from the vicious circle of poverty, he added.
Tamanna Rahman told the meeting that the fair has been organised in order to increase the visibility of handloom and cottage industrial goods through preserving and encouraging the practice of local artisans.