The emerging jewelry industry of Bangladesh will see a further boost if new factories and gold refineries, as planned, are possible to establish, said speakers at an event on Monday.
This will open the doors of development and more export of jewellery. The lost tradition of the gold industry will be regained in this country. Bangladeshi artisans will be able to create modern design jewellery keeping the global touch, they said.
The remarks came up at a press conference organized by the Bangladesh Jewller’s Association (Bajus) to announce the detail of 1st international jewellery machinery expo-2024 at its office in Bashudhara Shopping Complex, Panthapath in Dhaka.
BAJUS is organizing the expo in the first week of July in a bid to encourage upgrade technology along with traditional goldsmiths of this sector.
A total of 30 institutions from 10 countries including India, Turkey, Italy, United Arab Emirates, Germany, China, and Thailand will participate in this expo, which is scheduled to be held from July 4-6 in the international convention city Bashundhara, Kuril, Dhaka.
Samit Ghosh Apu, vice-president of Bajus, in a written statement, said that the International Jewellery Machinery Exhibition Bangladesh 2024 has been organized for the first time in the history of the country.
He said that this exhibition has been organized to encourage investors to develop the jewellery industry in the country and set up new factories.
Bajus General Secretary Badal Chandra Roy, spokesperson Dr Dilip Kumar Roy, adviser Ruhul Amin Rasel, and CEO of expo associate KNC India Kranti Gagvenkar, among others, spoke in the press conference.
Sami Ghosh said, “If new factories are established, the doors of development and more export of jewellery will be opened. The lost tradition of the gold industry will be regained in this country.
Bangladeshi artisans will be able to create modern design jewellery keeping the global touch.”
A total of 6 Indian companies, three companies from Italy and 5 companies from Bangladesh are participating in the expo.
