Department of Textiles (Bangladesh)

State industrial regulatory authority

BUTEX
NITER
Ministry of Education (Bangladesh)
UGC (Bangladesh)

Websitewww.dot.gov.bd

Formerly called

বস্ত্র পরিদপ্তর (Bengali)

Department of Textiles (Bengali: বস্ত্র অধিদপ্তর) is a department of the government of Bangladesh under the Ministry of Textiles and Jute which is responsible for the Textile industry in Bangladesh.^[1] The function of the department is to act as guardian for this economic sector and to address its needs.^[2]

History

The department was first established in 1978, as a subsidised agency of the Bangladeshi ministry of textiles and jute, following a parliamentary ordinance from Jatio Shongshod. Previous to the founding of the department, its responsibilities were handled by the Textile Wing of the country's ministry of industries.^[3]

References

^ "Apparel buying houses asked to get registered with DoT". New Age. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
^ Ullah Mirdha, Refayet (August 4, 2008). "Survey launched to address shortage in skilled textile technologists". The Daily Star. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
^ "Directoriat of Textiles". Department of Textiles. Retrieved July 22, 2019.