The minister said it is important to save the ship-breaking industry for survival of the light-engineering industry of Dholaikhal of Dhaka as almost all of the raw materials come form the ship-breaking industry.
Dilip made the comments while visiting the Dholaikhal hub of light-engineering industry.
Ashish Kumar Pal, Director-General of Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Centre (BITAC), Fakhrul Islam, Chairman of BISIC, Dr Md Nazrul Islam, Director of the National Productivity Organization (NPO), Abdur Razzak, and president of Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners Association, accompanied the minister.
During the visit, the leaders of Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners Association informed the minister about the problems of the light-engineering industry of the country.
Industries Minister Dilip Barua
“Despite having a large-scale potential of light-engineering industry in the country, the industry has not boomed yet for lack of patronage and finance on part of the government,” he was told.
The entrepreneurs said it is possible to export light-engineering parts to the developed countries after meeting the demand of the country if the government provides proper patronage and finances this industry.
Dilip Barua mentioned that the industry has been given priority in the National Industrial Policy 2010.
The light-engineering industry, a sub-sector of small and medium industries, makes products worth Tk 10,000 crore each year, the leaders of the organization mentioned.
After meeting the national demands, machinery and machinery parts worth US$ 311 million were exported to foreign countries in the past 2009-2010 fiscal year.
Source: Bangla News 24.com; 26 Jan 2011
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