Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan today urged the tannery owners to shift their industries from Hazaribag to Savar before the Eid-ul-Azha. The minister expressed his doubt that shifting of tannery industries to Savar might not be possible within the stipulated time due to the negligence on behalf of tannery owners and contractors. He urged the tannery owners to work sincerely so that they can shift their industries to Savar before the ensuing Eid-ul-Azha. He made the call at a tripartite meeting of ministers, secretaries and tannery owners here after visiting Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at Savar Tannery Industrial Estate in Hemayetpur this afternoon. He also expressed dissatisfaction observing no progress in the shifting process of tannery industries. During the meeting, tannery owners raised their problems about slow progress of shifting of industries.
