Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry urged the government to provide gas connection to newly established factories by August to start production.
The country’s apex trade body also sought the energy supply to the factories willing to relocate out of the capital as part of compliance matter.
At a press conference on “prospects of industrialisation and steps to implement it” in Dhaka yesterday, FBCCI suggested resuming operation at the closed and old power plants and running rental power plants under Public Private Partnership initiative to tackle power shortage.
“Gas connection should be provided to those factories, which already are issued demand notes by Titas Gas and others, by August,” FBCCI president Abdul Matlub Ahmed told the reporters.
He said as the readymade garment manufacturers were relocating their factories from the capital to meet compliance issue set by the international buyers, they need gas connection in the new place.
Matlub also demanded uninterrupted gas supply to the factories generating own power from gas.
“Local industries ensure sustainable growth. For expansion of the industrial sector, comprehensive steps are needed to be taken,” FBCCI chief stressed.
He said they had taken steps to create entrepreneurs in the district level.
About gas connection to the factories, ex-FBCCI president AK Azad said: “About 80 organisations so far have been issued demand notes for gas connection, of which, only 8-10 have got connections.”
Former FBCCI president Kazi Akramuddin Ahmed, International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh president Mahbubur Rahman and FBCCI vice president Mahbubul Alam were also present.
