Jute export bags Tk 1670cr in FY03
UNB, Dhaka
Bangladesh earned Tk 1670.14 crore in foreign currency by exporting jute and jute goods in the last fiscal year.Of the amount, Tk 518 crore was earned by exporting 25 lakh bales of jute and Tk 1152.14 crore by exporting 3.65 lakh tons of jute goods. The figures were disclosed at a review meeting held yesterday with State Minister for Jute Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad in the chair. The meeting was apprised that administrative measures had so far been taken against 11 officers and employees for "corruption and irregularities" in jute purchase at different jute-buying centres. Matters relating to production of green jute and jute goods and their domestic use and export also came up for discussion at the meeting. Jute Secretary ASM Abdul Halim, BJMC Chairman Mujibur Rahman and senior officials concerned were present at the meeting at the Jute Ministry.
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