A delegation of Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) led by its President Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury had a courtesy meeting with Adilur Rahman Khan, industry adviser of the interim government, at Shilpa Bhaban on Sunday.
The BCI president briefed the adviser about the current challenges in the industrial sector, especially the electricity crisis. He said if industrial production is disrupted, it will affect other sectors as well, especially service, agriculture etc.
He expressed concerns about the continuous increase in bank interest rates, HS code complications by NBR, and problems in paying salaries due to factory closures.
He emphasised on BCI-Ministry of Industries joint organisation of industrial fairs, full utilisation of the potential of exporting halal products from Bangladesh and giving permission to BCI to issue halal certificates.
He called upon the Ministry of Industry and the non-governmental sector to work together to address the shortage of skilled manpower in the industrial sector and update the training curriculum and equipment in line with the demand to fill the shortage of skilled workers and managers required after LDC graduation.
He drew the attention of the adviser to take steps to protect the interests of the industrial owners in the current changing situation.
Zakia Sultana, senior secretary of the Ministry of Industry present at the meeting, said following the speech of the BCI president, the Ministry of Industry will recommend itself and other ministries to take initiatives to solve the problems.
In the meeting, Senior Vice-President of BCI Priti Chakraborty, Vice-President Mohammad Yunus, Executive Committee Members Dr Delwar Hossain Raja, Zia Hyder Mithu, Shah Alam Litu, Khair Mia, Md Salim Jahan, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Secretary General Dr Md Helal Uddin, NDC, and Additional Secretary of Ministry of Industries Md Salauddin and Md Salim Ullah were present.
