Azam Tikul Foundry industry thrives in BograPotential to create more jobs, earn foreign exchange→ Monirul Islam Maruf Bogra: The foundry industry that has burgeoned in Bogra and its adjoining areas over the years has the potential to create more jobs and earn foreign exchange if it is modernised with better technology and skills of workers, say entrepreneurs. The industry produces agricultural machinery, spare parts of power tillers, spade, pan, bucket, tube-wells, lathe machine, saw mill, flower mill, slip and brake drum of motor vehicle, machinery of textile mills and jute mills, grinding machine and even parts of ships. According to industry insiders, the Bogra-based foundry industry and light engineering workshops meet up to 85 percent of domestic requirement of agriculture spare parts and employs more than 150,000 people. “We are even ready to export iron products like centrifugal pumps providing low bank interest and modern machineries,” said Md. Golam Azam Tikul, president of Forum for Agro-M ...
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 19:17:08 +0000
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