Desk Report
Publish: 21 Apr 2022, 04:15 pm
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina || Photo: Collected
Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina today asked everyone concerned to design and construct any structure
including industrial units keeping in mind the issue of environment as the
climate change appeared to have exposed Bangladesh as one of its worst victims.
"We are taking
steps to make everything environment friendly, starting from every industrial
plant to all other establishments we are constructing," she said as she
unveiled the foundation stone of a fertiliser plant and opened four other
development projects.
Mentioning that seven
most green factories in readymade garment industry out of ten in the world are
in Bangladesh, she said her government is taking every step considering
environmental issue.
Sheikh Hasina said the
government has been developing 100 special economic zones across the country.
Bangladesh attained the
status of developing nation due to the realistic measures taken by the
government while the country is celebrating the Birth Centenary of Father of
the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh's
Independence, she added.
"We have many more
responsibilities and will have to fulfill these," she went on saying.
The prime minister
unveiled the foundation stone of the Taka 10,460-crore Ghorashal Palash Urea
Fertilizer Project in Narsingdi district, joining virtually from her official
residence Ganabhaban here.
Other concerned were
connected to the Ganabhaban end from Bangabandhu International Conference
Centre (BICC) in the capital and the fertilizer project site in Narsingdi.
The premier also opened
four development projects, including the newly constructed 14-storey head
office Bhaban of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in
the city's Tejgaon industrial area, at the same function.
The other development
projects are -- Expansion of Madaripur BSCIC Industrial Estate, Establishment
of Tools Institute under Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Center
(BITAC), and Establishment of LED light Assembling Plant under the Bangladesh
Steel and Engineering Corporation (BSEC).
With Industries
Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun in the chair at Ghorashal end, Bangladesh
Chemical Industries Corporations (BCIC) Chairman Shah Md. Imdadul Haque
delivered the welcome address.
State minister for
industries Kamal Ahmed Mojumder and Secretary of the ministry Zakia Sultana
spoke at BICC end.
Japanese Ambassador to
Bangladesh ITO Naoki also spoke.
At the outset of the
ceremony, a video documentary on these projects was screened.
Later, the cover of a
book on Bangabandhu's thought regarding industrialisation by the Industries
Ministry was also unveiled.
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