Adviser feels embarrassed over state-owned enterprises’ activities

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin has said he feels embarrassed by the activities of state-owned commercial enterprises. He pointed out that Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory Limited, originally established to manufacture and assemble machinery, is now producing hand sanitisers. Similarly, Bangladesh Diesel Plant Limited, which should have had the capacity to manufacture vehicles, is currently limited to signing contracts for producing car filters. “It is shameful to see such activities from these institutions,” he remarked. The adviser made the comments on Saturday (21 September) at the closing ceremony of the “Road to Made in Bangladesh and Agro Machinery Fair 2025” at the Edison Prime building in Tejgaon Industrial Area. Sheikh Bashir Uddin noted that before independence, the country had greater diversity...