Textiles and Jute and Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir  Uddin -File Photo

DHAKA, Oct 15, 2025 (BSS) - Textiles and Jute and Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir 
Uddin today said that the government is working with around a Taka 100 crore 
fund facilitating over a thousand entrepreneurs to promote jute bags in the 
country.

"We're working to bring about a cultural shift of jute in the market through 
the inclusion of around 1,006 entrepreneurs under a fund of nearly Taka 100 
crore through the Jute Diversification Promotion Center (JDPC). Our goal is 
to revive the use of jute bags as in the past. Further research is needed to 
expand the square meter, mileage, and overall scope of jute. Globally, there 
is a huge market for jute as a wrapping material," said Sk. Bashir Uddin, 
adviser to the Ministries of Textiles and Jute, Commerce, and Civil Aviation 
and Tourism.

He made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a seminar on "The 
Role of Jute in Sustainable Development" today at the auditorium of 
Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX), said a ministry press release.

The event was organised by the Department of Yarn Engineering under the title 
"Hafizuddin Ahmed and Fatema Ahmed Trust Lecture 2025".

Terming the students as the "Future Captains," Adviser Bashir Uddin further 
said, "We need a cultural change for the revival of jute bags, not through 
compulsion, but by choice. Innovation in jute products and reducing 
production costs will enhance their commercial success and enable them to 
compete with plastics. For that, we need a coordinated effort combining 
policies, initiatives, and actions. Increasing productivity leads to more 
employment opportunities. Wherever you work, strive to make that institution 
the best-it is through excellence that success is achieved."

At the end of the event, Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Bangladesh University of 
Textiles (BUTEX), Professor Dr Engineer Md. Julhas Uddin, presented a crest 
of honor to Chief Guest Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin.

In her keynote lecture, Dr. Hosne Ara Begum, Prof of the Department of Yarn 
Engineering, presented various aspects of how jute cultivation and exports 
can contribute to a sustainable and environment-friendly economy in 
Bangladesh. 

She also called for the exclusive use of jute bags at the upcoming trade 
fair.

Former Prof of Dhaka University (DU) Rashida Akhtar Khanom, Director General 
(DG) of the Bangladesh Jute Research Institute Dr. Nargis Akhtar, Vice 
President of the Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) Engr. Khan Manzur 
Morshed, Convener of the ITET Engr. Ahsanul Karim Kaiser, along with other 
teachers and students of the university were present, among others.