City Desk :
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday urged the businessmen, industrialists and entrepreneurs to explore more export markets in the globe along with establishing safe and environment-friendly industries.
“Provide all-out efforts to increase productivity . . . Expand the export-market to all possible parts of the world,” he said while addressing a function at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) coinciding with ‘National Textile Day-2024’, reports BSS.
The head of the state also asked all concerned to produce diversified export items instead of relying on a few products along with increasing investment and employment in the textile sector.
He stressed prioritizing economic diplomacy saying that the diplomatic missions can be used for the purpose.
Shahabuddin called on all concerned including the business leaders to be vigilant so that no vicious circle or self-interested clique can destroy the atmosphere of production-oriented factories.
“To maintain the conducive atmosphere of the production-oriented mill- factories, we must have to be vigilant. . . The government always remains with you,” he said.
The president said businessmen, industrialists and investors should come forward to find out more international markets with producing new items using technical education and modern technology.
He also stressed developing skilled manpower in the textile sector.
The president called foreign trade as more challenging, competitive and knowledge-based, saying business leaders must have to take a concerted initiative to face the challenges.
The head of the state asked the business leaders to ensure the legitimate rights and wages of the workers, dubbing the workers as the driving force of manufacturing industries.
He said, “Factories and workers are inseparable parts. If the workers remain good, the factory will stay good.”
He reminded the businessmen that business is not only for profit. “You (business people) have to take social responsibility as well,” he said.
Shahabuddin said the government is firm to make the garment and textile sector more capable, strong, safe and modern to face the competition in the world.
He suggested the entrepreneurs or factory owners to adopt new technologies to counter the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) as per the need of the global markets.