'Govt to produce 200 MT jute bags soon'

Desk Report: State Minister for Jute and Textile Mirza Azam on Thursday said the government has a plan to produce 200 tonnes of eco- friendly jute polymer bag soon in a day.

"As many as 200 tonnes of jute polymer bag to be produced every day after receiving technical assistance from Japan and Germany," he said while responding to a supplement query placed by treasury bench member M Abdullah of Lakshmipur-4 in the House.

The jute mills, the minister said, now producing 5,000 pieces eco-friendly jute polymer bag manually and trying to produce these polymer bag commercially with the assistance from Japan and Germany.

"We are trying to bring a particular type of machine from Japan for producing huge volume of eco-friendly jute polymer bag," he said, adding, "After procuring the machine, we will be able to produce 200 tonnes of bag in a day."_BSS

risingbd/Dhaka/February 1, 2018/A K Azad