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Related Keywords: Bangladesh government, diversification of jute products, flourish local products, maiden National Jute Day celebrations, making constant efforts, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reclaiming its repute of being golden fibre of the country, restore the lost glory of jute, signed agreement with India, works underway for modernisation

Bangladesh government is making constant efforts to restore the lost glory of jute, reclaiming its repute of being the country's "golden fibre" as they want to flourish their local products, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the opening of the country's maiden National Jute Day celebrations.

She added that works were underway for modernisation and diversification of jute products to reclaim the lost glory of the fibre which was the only foreign exchange earning sector of Bangladesh.

Related Keywords: allocated amount is meant for modernizing jute mills, gave directive to allocate funds for BJMC, Jute mill workers, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, purchasing raw materials for the mills, receive their due wages, state owned jute mills

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the regular cabinet meeting yesterday gave directives to allocate the fund for Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC). After the meeting, the Jute and Textile Ministry announced that the government has allocated Tk1,000 crore fund for 27 state-owned jute mills in the country.

The BJMC has 27 jute mills under it, with 70,000 employees. Among them, 32,000 are permanent and the remaining employees work on a contractual basis.

Related Keywords: garment manufacturers in Bangladesh, labour unrest in Bangladesh, minimum monthly wage in Bangladesh, Minimum Wage Board panel, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, textile labourers in bangladesh

After days of labour unrest that forced the closure of hundreds of factories in Bangladesh, the garment manufacturers have agreed to a US$73 minimum monthly wage for the country's four million garment workers. The agreement was reached after garment manufacturers met the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 13 November when she ordered them to implement the new wages recommended by the government's Minimum Wage Board panel.