File photo of Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir GaziHe said this while briefing reporters after visiting the United Meghna Chandpur Jute Mill in Narsingdi. Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi on Tuesday said that the government is trying to turn all state-owned jute mills into profitable institutions. “The purpose of my visit is to determine the reasons behind the losses being incurred by state-run jute mills and to find out the obstacles preventing them from making profits," he said. The minister added that the authorities were currently revisiting the decision to subsidize state-owned jute mills. “Additionally, we found that modern machineries in private jute mills allow a worker to operate four machines at a time, whereas in state-owned jute mills, each machine has to be manned by one worker,” Gazi explained.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 30, 2019 15:00 UTC