প্রকাশ: 02/04/2022
The news of Indian company Malabar Gold & Diamond's
doing business in Bangladesh has raised concerns among those involved in
Bangladesh's gold industry. Panic has spread, especially among goldsmiths and
factory owners. They think that if Indian company Malabar brings readymade Jewellery
to Bangladesh, it will lose millions of goldsmiths involved in this industry.
All the hundreds of years old jewelry factories will be closed. At the same
time, the possibility of exporting Bangladeshi Jewellery in the global market
will be ruined.
It is learned that Malabar Gold and Diamond announced to do
business in Bangladesh at the 3rd Bangladesh Economic Forum held in the second
week of this month. Although the company has its main business office in Dubai,
the Indian company said it will bring gold Jewellery worth 100 million to
Bangladesh in the next three to five years. Amir CMC, Director of Finance and
Administration, Malabar Gold and Diamonds, made the announcement at a forum
held at the Movenpick Grand Hotel in Dubai.
The country's goldsmiths and factory owners panicked after
Malabar's announcement. They said that mainly those involved in the country's
gold smuggling ring and conspiracy to destroy the gold industry are fueling
Malabar to come to Bangladesh. They have also announced to stop Malabar from
coming to Bangladesh at any cost to save the country's gold industry and make
it export-oriented.
Dinesh Chandra Pal, general secretary of Dhaka Goldsmiths
Workers' Union, said that an unscrupulous group was involved in smuggling
foreign readymade Jewellery into the country. They want foreign readymade
jewelers to come and do business in Bangladesh. This cycle seeks to destroy
Bangladesh's potential gold industry in the international market. Now they are
conspiring to bring Indian company Malabar to Bangladesh. He also said that at
present, due to the arrival of readymade Jewellery from abroad, the local
artisans do not get jobs. For this, goldsmiths are moving to other professions.
Dinesh Chandra Pal said, "We have sent letters to
different ministries of the government at different times to stop the import of
readymade Jewellery." We have repeatedly requested the government to give
the opportunity to the country's gold industry to become the main export
product after garments. But there is no response from the government in this
regard. But there is a huge demand for jewelry made by our artisans abroad. The
finishing and beauty of the handicrafts made by the artisans here is unmatched
anywhere else in the world.
Calling the attention of the Prime Minister, Shankar Basak,
senior co-president of the Dhaka Goldsmiths Workers' Union, said that foreign
companies should also stop importing foreign Jewellery. Otherwise the gold
artists of this country will die without eating. At the same time, the
country's export-oriented industrial sector will be completely destroyed.
Gangacharan Malakar, president of the Dhaka Goldsmiths
Workers Union and founder president of Bajus, said Dubai is the main market for
gold exports around the world. All the countries have their showroom there except
Bangladesh. The success of this industry will not come till we start exporting
gold Jewellery. The government's export income will not increase. The
government should not allow foreign companies to do business but should give us
the opportunity to export the Jewellery we have made. We will bring more export
income to the government than garments.
Mentioning that there is an opportunity to export
Bangladeshi Jewellery all over the world, he said, "We did take initiative
in this regard more than once." But did not get any response from the
government. Now the government should take the initiative taken by Bashundhara
Group and make it bigger.
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