Industries Minister Dilip Barua said the government would give priority to flourish motor industry alongside the other industrial units in creating employment opportunity for the unemployed population.

“For this, auto assembling plant Pragati Industries Limited under BSEC will be modernised and expanded. Necessary guidelines in this regard will be given in the new industrial policy," the minister said

while visiting Pragati Industry at Sitakundu yesterday.

The minister laid emphasis on united efforts and good relations between the workers and owners for increasing production in the industrial units.

Terming the workers as the "mechanic of civilization", he called upon them to work with the new spirit to establish an industry-base "Digital Bangladesh" by 2021.

Later, the minister witnessed auto-assembling process in the factory.