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Industrial hub proposed on Adamjee Jute Mills land

UNB, Dhaka
The government has initiated the process of transforming the vast abandoned premises of the now defunct Adamjee Jute Mills (AJM) into an industrial hub by setting up new-general industrial units, official sources said.
The huge jute mills that was shut down a year ago has 300 acres of valuable land well connected with road, rail and river communications.
A high-level meeting of ministers, business leaders and top officials here yesterday held elaborate discussions to identify the possible industrial sectors to be accommodated in this industrially potential site in the vicinities of the Narayanganj river port.
Industries Minister MK Anwar chaired the meeting where Textiles Minister Abdul Matin Chowdhury, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Chowdhuy Kamal Ibne Yusuf, Commerce Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Jute Minister Hafiz Uddin Ahmad and State Minister for Industries Prof Rezaul Karim were present.
Industries Secretary AFM Sarwar Kamal, Textiles Secretary Syed Tanvir Hossain, Jute Secretary ASM Abdul Halim, FBCCI president Yussuf Abdullah Harun, BTMA chairman MA Awal, BGMEA president Kazi Moniruzzaman, BKMEA president Manzurul Huq and BJMC chairman Mujibur Rahman also attended the meeting.
The meeting decided to give priority to the establishment of backwardlinkage industry, specially dyeing and finishing for woven fabrics and knit yarn, and export-oriented garment industries in the AJM land.
"Setting up of weaving mills, central effluent treatment plant, container depot, jetty and other support services industry will also be considered in phases," the meeting decided.
The meeting urged the Jute Minister to dispose of the machinery and spare parts of the jute mills to prepare the land for the newly planned industries.
It also requested the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief to
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rehabilitate some 6,000 non-Bengali settlers in AJM area to a suitable location within four months so that investors could develop the site properly.
It underscored the possibility of attracting foreign investment in joint venture and asked the associations concerned to explore the avenues.
The meeting recommended a separate body comprising public and private-sector representatives for proper planning and implementation of the project.
Opening discussion on the agenda, Industries Minister MK Anwar said: "The government is eager to utilise the land properly so that it can contribute more to the economy as well as create more employment."
He asked the investors' associations and the apex trade body to come up with a complete proposal for investment so that concrete decisions on the utilisation of AJM land could be taken.
The minister requested all to work within a specific timeframe to meet aspirations of the government and the people in time.