BIDA Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun visited the Rajshahi Silk Factory to inspect its production operations and assess the potential of Bangladesh’s silk industry.
During the visit on Tuesday, Director General of the Bangladesh Sericulture Development Board Toufiq Al Mahmud briefed the BIDA Executive Chairman on the factory’s production operations, research and extension programmes, initiatives to develop Bangladesh’s silk sector, and the overall condition of the factory, said a press release today.
Ashik Chowdhury later toured the factory’s showroom, where he inspected a wide range of traditional Rajshahi silk products, including Garad sarees, designer sarees, printed sarees, two-piece outfits, Panjabi fabrics, Balaka silk and various types of than fabrics, said the press release.
BIDA Executive Member Humayun Kabir, Director General Jiban Krishna Roy, Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) Deputy Director M A Mannan, and other officials of the board were present during the visit.
