RANGPUR, July 17, 2023 (BSS) - FBCCI Senior Vice-president Mostafa Azad 
Chowdhury Babu today called for making the highly prospective jewelry 
industry export-oriented to revive its past glory and earn foreign exchequer.
 
He made the call at a post-rally discussion organised by Rangpur district 
unit of Bangladesh Jeweler's Association (BAJUS) to celebrate its 58th 
founding anniversary as the chief guest. 
 
President of Rangpur district unit of BAJUS Md Enamul Haque Sohel presided 
over the discussion held at its office in Dewanbari area of the city.
 
Earlier, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crimes) of Rangpur Metropolitan 
Police Md Abu Maruf Hossain and President of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and 
Industry Md Akbar Ali jointly inaugurated the colorful rally.
 
BAJUS Rangpur district unit Senior Vice-president Alhaj Abu Zafar Liton, its 
Vice-presidents Md Alamgir Hossain Badsha and Alhaj Abdul Halim Bulu and 
General Secretary Md Aminul Islam Raju spoke on the occasion. 
 
The speakers highly appreciated the central BAJUS authority for taking 
adequate steps for development of the prospective jewelry industry to revive 
its past glory and make it export-oriented.
 
The chief guest thanked President of BAJUS Sayem Sobhan Anvir, owner of the 
country's leading business organisation Bashundhara Group, for establishing a 
gold refinery factory spending Taka 12,000 crore in Dhaka. 
 
"The gold refinery factory will soon go into gold production using imported 
ores and produce refined gold to meet the local demand and export abroad to 
earn a huge exchequer," he said.
 
Besides, the process of establishing Gold Bank is progressing fast for 
development and enriching the thriving jewelry industry to export gold 
ornaments and gold bars abroad in a very short time. 
 
Terming BAJUS as a proud and prosperous organisation, he said the art of 
jewelry has its roots in the traditional history, heritage and culture of the 
Bangalees. 
 
"I extend my heartfelt greetings to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for 
formulating the Gold Policy that will help a lot for the development of the 
jewelry industry to present the country's gold market to the world arena," he 
said.
 
Enamul Haque Sohel said jewelry traders want to change the history of the 
jewelry industry under the leadership of business icon BAJUS President by 
producing and refining gold locally and export gold bars and ornaments 
abroad.