Staff Reporter :
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) chairman Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Khan said that the transformative initiative funded in leather sector in Bangladesh would bring country’s leather industries to another level.
He made the remarks as a chief guest in an inception program of LeatherTrace Bangladesh: Traceable and Circular Leather Production (TCLP) was held recently at a city hotel.
The programme was organized by iDEA TREE and SERA Bangladesh, under the SMEP framework. Through partnerships with the University of Northampton, the University of Hertfordshire, the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF), and SERA Bangladesh, iDEA TREE is steering TCLP to elevate Bangladesh’s leather sector by advancing traceability, sustainability, and global standards compliance.
Joining him as the guest of honor was Md. Salim Ullah, Additional Secretary (Policy, Law & International Cooperation) at the Industries Ministry.
Md. Salim Ullah said shifting leather industries from Hazaribagh to Hemayetpur, Savar was an act to safe the environment. He emphasized on the issue that Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) should be fully operational within very short. Dr. Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Director of the Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, was also present as a Special Guest, along with leaders from the Bangladesh Tanners Association (BTA).