Parliament on Wednesday passed the Bangladesh Handloom Board Bill 2013 providing for developing and expanding the handloom industry by scrapping the existing law.
Jute and Textiles Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui moved the Bill in the House, which was passed by voice vote amid absence of the opposition.
The objective of the Bill stated that the Bangladesh Handloom Board Ordinance, 1977 was promulgated during the martial law period.
Later, the government issued a gazette notification for the Bangladesh Handloom Board (Amendment) Act, 1990 to make the Ordinance more time befitting.
It said that the age old law was not appropriate to address the present day necessity.
It also mentioned that if the Handloom Board is constituted as per the new bill it would help a lot to develop and expand the handloom industry in the country.
