Online Desk: Considering the location of Bhola, it can be the second biggest port in Bangladesh after Chittagong, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun said on Friday.

“Since there is gas in Bhola, our main aim is to create entrepreneurship and employment there by utilizing that resources,” the minister said at the inauguration ceremony of the construction of a gas connection line in the BSCIC Industrial area of Bhola Sadar.

He also said that the small cottage industry is playing a vital role in our rural economy. “Especially during the Covid pandemic, we have seen that small entrepreneurs saved the lifeline of the rural economy. They kept running markets providing their products.”

The industries minister also said that Bhola’s BSIC is currently running in small scale and its areas can be expanded in future, he mentioned.

Nurul Majid said Bhola is rich in gas, big companies have already started coming here. “Big companies like Celltech are producing ceramics here. Others are also showing interest in the industry. All in all, Bhola is a very promising place to invest, “the minister added.

Presided over by Deputy Commissioner Arifuzzaman, Senior Secretary Zakia Sultana, BCIC director Akhil Chandra Poddar, District Parishad Chairman Abdul Momin Tulu, Additional Superintendent of Police Asaduzzaman, District Awami League General Secretary Mainul Hossain Biplab, Bhola BCIC also spoke.