Time-bound action plans being formulated for development of leather industry

Senior Secretary of the Industries Ministry Zakia Sultana on Monday informed that time-bound action plans are being formulated for the development of the leather industry.

"In addition to the renovation and development of the existing Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) in Savar Leather Industrial City, initiatives have been taken to construct three more environmentally friendly CETPs," he said.

Zakia Sultana said this while presiding over a workshop on "'Smart Bangladesh, Smart Industry: The Role of Stakeholders in the Development of Leather and Leather Products" at the Industries Ministry in the city, said a press release.

As per plan, Zakia Sultana said, If everything is implemented, it is expected that Leather Working Group (LWG ) certification of tanneries will be increased and the export of leather and leather products in the international market will also be increased.

At the workshop, former industries secretary and former commissioner of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Md Abdul Halim delivered the keynote speech, reports BSS.