BSS, Rajshahi :
Speakers on Monday underscores for large-scale promotion of jute sacks as effective means of revitalising the lost glory of golden jute.
They viewed forging social resistance against use of plastic bags has become an urgent need for protecting the environment from further degradation. They also emphasised on wide-ranging promotion of jute bags instead of the polythene bags. Use of plastic bags by the wholesale traders, vegetable vendors and other shops has been growing despite the ban on the use, production and storing of the environment-harming plastic bags. The observation came at a discussion for the compulsory use of jute in packaging products held at the auditorium of Shilpakala Academy here on Monday.
The District Administration and the Department of Jute jointly organised the rally and discussion to mark the first ‘National Jute Day- 2017’.
Government and non-government officials and owners of the paddy, rice and automatic rice mills and businessmen attended the programmes.
Commissioner of Rajshahi Division Noor-Ur-Rahman addressed the discussion as chief guest with Deputy Commissioner Kazi Ashraf Uddin in the chair.
Speakers on Monday underscores for large-scale promotion of jute sacks as effective means of revitalising the lost glory of golden jute.
They viewed forging social resistance against use of plastic bags has become an urgent need for protecting the environment from further degradation. They also emphasised on wide-ranging promotion of jute bags instead of the polythene bags. Use of plastic bags by the wholesale traders, vegetable vendors and other shops has been growing despite the ban on the use, production and storing of the environment-harming plastic bags. The observation came at a discussion for the compulsory use of jute in packaging products held at the auditorium of Shilpakala Academy here on Monday.
The District Administration and the Department of Jute jointly organised the rally and discussion to mark the first ‘National Jute Day- 2017’.
Government and non-government officials and owners of the paddy, rice and automatic rice mills and businessmen attended the programmes.
Commissioner of Rajshahi Division Noor-Ur-Rahman addressed the discussion as chief guest with Deputy Commissioner Kazi Ashraf Uddin in the chair.
