Business Desk :
The National Jute Day-2019 will be observed today for the third time throughout the country amid enthusiasm with a view to making jute goods popular among the people.
On the eve of the day, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages greeting the people of the jute sector.
In their messages, they hoped that jute will play a positive role in the economic development of the country as well as protection of the environment once the multiple usages of it are ensured.
President Hamid, in his message, said the government has taken various initiatives, including modernization of the state owned jute mills, to bring back the glorious past of the jute sector.
“The Mandatory Jute Packaging Act 2010 and the Mandatory Jute Packaging Rule 2013 have been implemented to increase the domestic demand of jute,” the president said, adding that the Jute Act-2017 has also been enacted in this regard.
The sector is now making glorious contribution again to the economy as jute is being used for producing about 250 kinds of goods, he added.
Hamid hoped that the use of environment-friendly jute products would accelerate flourishing of the industry.
