PM opens Savar Tannery City, two industrial parks
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday inaugurated Savar Tannery Industrial City, urging tannery owners to give required attention to industrial waste management to curb pollution.
“We should always keep in mind the issue of pollution while setting up industries. So, we have to take active measures for waste management,” she said while inaugurating the industrial city through a video-conference from Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
The premier also inaugurated Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Industrial Park at Gazaria, Munshiganj and BSCIC Industrial Park in Sirajganj from PMO.
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu spoke on the occasion while Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed and Food Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam, among others, were present on the occasion.
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister's Office, Md Nozibur Rahman, conducted the video-conference.
After the inauguration, the prime minister exchanged views with Health Minister Mohammed Nasim at Sirajganj end and talked to the local parliament members, beneficiaries of different projects of the government, freedom fighters and government officials at Munsiganj and Savar ends.
Mentioning steps taken by the government for industrial waste management, the prime minister hoped that all entrepreneurs of tannery industries would follow recommended procedures.
While inaugurating the API Industrial Park, PM also underlined the importance of producing raw materials of pharmaceuticals in the country.
“We should give attention to producing raw materials of pharmaceutical industries as we export medicine but depend on foreign countries for most of the raw materials,” she said, adding Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Industrial Park will produce raw materials for the pharmaceutical industries.
Bangladesh's leather goods have a huge demand in foreign markets, the prime minister said, adding Bangladesh also exports medicines to over 100 countries across the globe.
Sheikh Hasina said BSCIC industrial areas were established in every district after independence as decided by the government of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Within three and a half years of independence, Bangabandhu had taken steps for industrialisation to create employment opportunities, enlarge export budget, enhance per capita income aimed at building a self-reliant economy.
Bangladesh would have become a prosperous nation much earlier if the tragic murder did not happen on August 15, 1975, she said.
Sheikh Hasina said people are receiving benefits of the development schemes taken by the Awami League government since assuming power in 1996.
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