No decision to shut down sugar mills: Industries Minister
UNB
19th January, 2021 03:44:06
Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Tuesday told Parliament that the government didn t take any decision to shut down the state-owned sugar mills, though the threshing of sugarcanes in six mills out of total 15 has been kept suspended for the current season. No sugar mill has been closed down. No decision has been taken to shut down sugar mills, he said replying to a tabled question from Awami League MP Ali Azam (Bhola-2).
The Industries Minister said there are 15 sugar mills under the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC).