Leaders of Bangladesh Ceramic Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BCMEA) on Monday urged Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) not to hike fuel gas price, which are being used for producing ceramic products, to safeguard the local ceramic industry.
The demand was made at a press conference organized by BCMEA at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity in the capital. BCMEA president Sirajul Islam Mollah and General Secretary Irfan Uddin spoke at the briefing.
BCMEA Advisor Eng. Kutub Uddin Ahmed, Senior Vice President Moinul Islam, Directors Rashed Maimunul Islam and Abdul Hakin also present on the occasion.
Mollah said, so far, the local ceramic industry has 70 ceramic mills producing tableware, tiles and sanitary ware with an investment of Taka 13,500 core while the sector is earning Taka 400 crore as foreign expo annually.
However, he said, the entrepreneurs and five lack people of the sector have been under threat of surviving due to increasing trend of gas price.
“We urge BERC not to increase the gas price so that the Bangladesh ceramic sector can contribute to implement the government’s vision 2041 to turn the country into a developed one,” he said.
