At least 300 light engineering industries are spread across Jessore sadar, producing not so sophisticated light machinery on a regular basis, said Ashraful Islam Babu, president of the Light Automobile Engineering owners association, Jessore. "Previously Bangladesh needed to import these machineries to meet domestic demand but now we are producing and also exporting to India," he added. Babu founded Ripon Engineering Workshop in 1995, which manufactures stone crushers, brick breaking machines, shallow-engine machines, water pumps, and other machinery. Bhai-Bhai Engineering of BSCIC industrial area in Jessore melts down shipwrecks from Chittagong ship breaking yards and manufactures tube-wells, fodder cutting machines, and parts for auto-rickshaws. Former president of Jessore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mizanur Rahman Khan, said: "Industries in Jessore have been manufacturing good quality products for quite some time.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 11, 2019 18:45 UTC