Textiles and Jute Minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak on Saturday expressed his determination to take the golden fibre, jute, to the first position on the list of goods exports.
He came up with the remarks while replying to questions from reporters after visiting the multipurpose jute products exhibition at the pavilion of Jute Diversification Promotion Center (JDPC) at Dhaka International Trade Fair Saturday evening.
Once the jute was the main exporting product but now its glory largely vanished, he observed.
Urging all to work together to increase production of environment-friendly jute products, he said there is a huge demand for those products in the era of sustainable development across the world.
The minister said that he would do whatever is needed to encourage the private sector to increase the export of multipurpose jute products.
Nanak, also presidium member of the ruling Awami League, said they could accommodate only 20 entrepreneurs to display their products in the fair due to lack of space.
He, however, hoped that measures would be taken to facilitate more entrepreneurs to exhibit their products in a larger pavilion in the next fair.