A delegation of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) yesterday called on Textiles Minister Abdul Matin Chowdhury at his secretariat office.

Chief of the textile unit of the UNIDO David Yuen Lee led the delegation.

During the meeting, they discussed the financial and technical support of the UN body to the textile sector of Bangladesh.

They also discussed different advantages and potentialities of

the textile sector in Bangladesh particularly improvement of technical efficiency in this sector.

The textiles minister urged the UNIDO team to provide financial and technical support to different programmes and ongoing projects specially in National Institute for Textile Training, Research and Design (NITTRAD), Textile Vocational Institute, Textile Diploma Institute, Textile Strategy and Monitoring Unit (TSMU) to create skilled manpower and expedite implementation of the projects taken by the ministry.

The UNIDO team assured

giving technical and financial support to improve overall efficiency and development of the textile sector of Bangladesh.

They said the UNIDO would take next step following spot visit in different organisations of the textile sector.

UNIDO's cooperation to the economic development of Bangladesh would continue in the coming days, they said.

Textile Secretary Syed Tanvir Hossain, Agro-based Industrial Representative of UNIDO F Schemel and concerned officials were present.