 |
| Industry in Bangladesh |
Long before
the partition of India the jute industry was localized near about Calcutta. As a
result, when Bengal was partitioned, Bangladesh found itself deprived of all
the jute mills of West Bengal. This jute a terrible handicap in the way of
industrialization
of Bangladesh. At first some arrangements were made for baling, pressing and
weaving. Then some jute mills were established at Narayangang and Khulna. But
the jute industry was given a stable foundation by Industrial Development
Corporation which undertook to set up jute mills in various places of the
country. In the year 1964-65 alone, it undertook a complete the work of 15 new
jute mills and to expand 4 other existing mills. Bangladesh is now able to
export jute products to foreign countries. Cores of Taka which drained to
foreign countries for want of sufficient number of jute mills, now remain in
the country and enrich our people.
There are
some cottons mills located at Narayangang, Kaliganj and Kushtia in
Bangladesh. In recent years steps have been taken to start many more cotton
mills so that we can now produce enough cloths for our own use. At present there are about 56 Cotton. Textile mills in Bangladesh. The main difficulty is
that the cotton mills in Bangladesh are dependent on imported cotton, but
experience shows that cotton may be grown abundantly in Bangladesh.
Sugar industry in
Bangladesh is also not in a better position now. At present Bangladesh has 17
sugar mills. The produce of these industries cannot meet our full demand of
sugar.
We have tobacco but
no noteworthy tobacco factories. Yet every year a large amount of money is
spent to import cigarettes from foreign countries.
Tea is produced in Sylhet in
Bangladesh. The position of Bangladesh as an exporter of tea is second in the
world. In foreign merkets there is a great demand for our tea. There is ample
scope for the development of our tea industry.
No comments:
Post a Comment