Setting up of Leather Industry Authority in Bangladesh proposed

Speakers at a conference in Bangladesh just lately proposed to set up a Leather-based Field Authority underneath the industries ministry to acquire the sector and clear up its challenges. The proposal came at the 4th conference of the Job Drive on Advice for Enhancement of Leather Field and Formulation of Action Strategy at the ministry, an formal release stated.
Industries minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, who presided in excess of the meeting, explained the leather-based marketplace is a large a single and Bangladesh really should find new marketplaces abroad. He urged leather-based entrepreneurs to enrich endeavours to expand their business. He certain the important government assistance.
Commerce minister Tipu Munshi, natural environment, forest and weather adjust minister Mohammad Shahab Uddin, condition minister for industries Kamal Ahmed Mojumder and industries secretary Zakia Sultana were also present at the assembly.
Speakers at a meeting in Bangladesh lately proposed to set up a Leather Marketplace Authority under the industries ministry to acquire the sector and address its issues. The proposal came at the 4th assembly of the Activity Force on Recommendation for Growth of Leather-based Sector and Formulation of Motion Approach at the ministry, an formal launch claimed.
While the tannery factories have been shifted from Hazaribagh to the unfinished leather industrial town, he stated, do the job of the Central Effluent Therapy Plant (CETP) and other parts are not still finished.
In this condition, environmental clearance has been issued in favour of some tanneries, but now that is getting delayed to renew environmental clearance, he explained.
Owing to delay in acquiring renewal of environmental clearance, he stated, it is becoming tough to get export registration certification (ERC) as an exporter, import registration certificate (IRC) as an importer and clearance of obligation-cost-free bond facility, in accordance to a information agency.
“We are not in favor of closing the tannery industrial town. We have the raw supplies, we have the manpower, we have the practical experience. Hence, in the curiosity of sleek creation routines of leather-based factories in the industrial metropolis, it is necessary to expedite the renewal of environmental clearances, employ CETP, apply present day technological innovation as very well as regulate solid squander appropriately,” the industries minister additional.

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