KHULNA. Sept 8: Ten industrial units including Khulna Shipyard and Khaltshpur Newsprint Mills have been listed for privatisation through competitive bidding.

Sources said the industries on the privatisation list include five mills of Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC). The jute mills are Eastern Jute Mills. Peoples Jute Mills, Star Jute Mills, Carpeting Jute Mills and Rajshahi Jute Mills.

The other Industries listed for privatisation are Khulna Shipyard. Hardboard Mills. Newsprint Mills, Khulna Cabinet Manufacturing and Khulna Industrial and Trading Company.

The industrial units will be sold out to the highest bidder, said the sources.

Meanwhile, the workers and employees of the industries have threatened greater movement against the decision of privatisation.

Leaders of CBA in separate

meetings have decided to resist the sale of the industries at any cost.

A UNB report from Khulna says: Employees of Khulna Shipyard have protested the government decision to denationalise the country’s only shipyard.

Knulna Shipyard Employees Union held a meeting at the main gate of the shipyard on Sunday with its president Mostafa Mia in the chair.

Addressing the meeting, attended by several hundred employees, the union leaders threatened to wage a grater movement if the decision is not cancelled immediately.

The speakers said different agencies including Bangladesh Navy are engaged in the shipyard which earns huge foreign currency every year.

The meeting was addressed, among others, by Shipyard Employees' Union general secretary Abdul Malek and Staff Union president Shah Alam.