An industry lobbyist group urged Saturday the government to rehabilitate all people involved with the leather sector, not just owners. The coordination committee for leather industry-related associations also demanded “immediate” land allotment for non-owners at the Savar leather estate alongside the owners. Leaders of the committee threatened to launch tougher movement unless skilled people, chemical businessmen, leather and leather goods manufactures, leather exporters, chemical importers, leather engineers and technologists, split leather businessmen, tannery engineers and van laborers are rehabilitated at the Savar zone. The demand came at a public gathering held at the tannery intersection of Hazaribagh in the city. The meeting was presided over by the convener of the coordination committee Abul Kalam Azad. Local lawmaker Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh attended the programme as the chief guest. The programme was attended, among others, by General Secretary of Tannery Workers Union Abdul Mannan, Chairman of Tannery Association Sahin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh Finished Leather Mohiuddin Ahmed and leaders of different leather industry-related organisations. Mr Taposh said all involved in the sector must work together to help maximise the industry’s potential.
