Proposal of turning BJMC into holding company called off

The Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) will not be transformed into a holding company. The proposal given by finance ministry for turning the BJMC into a holding company has been called off.

State Minister for Textiles and Jute Mirza Azam offered the clarification, quashing a finance ministry proposal, at the session dedicated to the textiles and jute ministry at of DCs’ (deputy commissioner) conference in Dhaka.

The jute mill workers in many parts of the country have been agitating since June after the finance ministry proposed making the BJMC a holding company.

The BJMC was set up in 1972 with 77 jute mills to bring production and export of the golden fibre into an integrated system. At present, there are 26 jute mills under this autonomous body.

BJMC manufactures purchase jute from farmers through 182 procurement centres across Bangladesh to manufacture products in these jute mills.

A total of 82,000 employees and staff are involved in the entire system.

The state minister said that the government had reopened four closed textiles mills and plans to reopen others.

Recent Posts

Uncaged Innovations partners to launch leather alternative

Biomaterial company, Uncaged Innovations, has collaborated with ten independent fashion brands to launch Elevate, a new eco-friendly luxury leather alternative.

13 hours ago

Rudolf enhances digital pigment printing

Rudolf introduced the Digital Pigment Printing Toolbox, a package of pre-treatment products to improve the quality and sustainability of pigment…

13 hours ago

Aquafil Group unveils sustainable yarns

Aquafil Group, the innovator behind ECONYL regenerated nylon, has launched the ECONYL Bespoke Collection that mimic the aesthetics of natural…

13 hours ago

GTT and Golden Long John pioneer sustainable textile processes

Green Theme Technologies (GTT), has partnered with Golden Long John to advance environmentally conscious fabric dyeing and finishing processes.

2 days ago

KOLAB Collection launches NFC-tagged clothing line

KOLAB Collection, a leader in sustainable fashion, has revolutionized the industry by launching NFC-tagged clothing line as part of its…

2 days ago

Advance Denim, Lenzing, and Asahi Kasei launch sustainable stretch denim

Advance Denim, Lenzing’s, and Asahi Kasei have teamed up to launch the LoopTy Collection, a series that combines functionality, style,…

2 days ago