Bangladesh’s State Minister for Textiles and Jute Mirza Azam recently invited textile sector businessmen to come to his ministry to resolve problems if any. Textile manufacturers and exporters do not come to his ministry, he said.

As some of textile manufacturers demanded not to increase the gas price again otherwise the sector will hit very hard and cannot cope with anymore, Azam urged textile makers to come with written demand for halting the move to hike gas prices further and said he would pursue it to the government's high up for solution.

Azam was speaking as the chief guest at a networking dinner organised by India International Textile Machinery Exhibition 2016 (ITME 2016) at a city hotel. Chaired by India ITME 2016 Chairman Sanjiv Lathia, the programme was also addressed by Senior Vice President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Faruque Hassan, Vice President of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) Fazlul Haque, Deputy High Commissioner of Indian High Commission in Dhaka Adarsh Swaika, Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Textile Masud Ahmed.

Meanwhile, Mirza Azam urged textile manufacturers and exporters to participate in the fair to be held in Mumbai. The 10th edition of India International Textile Machinery Exhibition 2016, the largest textile machinery and accessory exhibition in India, will be held from December 3 to December 8, 2016 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.