The diversified jute products fair witnessed a huge footfall on the closing day, organisers said Wednesday.
The Jute Diversification Product Centre (JDPC), a concern of the Ministry of Textile and Jute, organised the three-day fair on its office premises in Dhaka's Monipuri para.
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Entrepreneurs of diversified jute products displayed as many as 282 products across 33 stalls at the fair. And three of the 33 entrepreneurs got the best display awards.
Md Kamrul Hossain, CEO of Holi Craft & Fashion, won the first prize, while Md Zakirul Islam Okul of Suansh Fashion and Ibrahim Khalil of ‘Craft Vision’ bagged the second and third prizes, respectively.
Mohammad Abul Kalam, executive director of JDPC and additional secretary, Ministry of Textile and Jute, handed over the prizes to the winners at the closing ceremony of the fair on Tuesday.
“This is just the beginning. More such fairs will be organised in different cities to encourage people to use jute diversified products,” he said at the event.
Kalam also urged entrepreneurs to improve the quality of products to attract foreign buyers as well.
The JDPC also organised an art competition on Tuesday evening, where artists painted different themes of development celebrating the golden jubilee of Bangladesh.
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Artist Rashidul Islam won the first prize, Monirul Alam the second and SM Mizanur Rahman the third prize.
Moriam Nargis, proprietor of ‘Twinkle CraftCraft Moriam Nargis, told the UNB that there's a growing demand for diversified jute products in Europe. She urged young entrepreneurs to start manufacturing diversified jute products.