A comparative study on the present challenges and solutions of the silk industries in Bangladesh.
Rois Uddin Mahmud Prof. Dr. Engr. Ayub Nabi Khan, Md. Ashfakur Rahman Rome, Raijul Islam, Rejoyan Khan
Email: roisuddin@buft.edu.bd, provc@buft.edu.bd,raijul@buft.edu.bd
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Abstract
Bangladesh is known to the world due to its position in the Ready-made garment industry. For the geographical abundance and suitable environment, Bangladesh produces traditional fabrics such as muslin and Jamdani since ancient times. During the Pakistan period, Bangladesh has started silk production in 1947.Silk manufacturers have been closing down since 2002 owing to a variety of issues, and their survival is now in jeopardy. But the demand for silk is much higher globally, from which different countries are earning billions of dollars, where Bangladesh is lagging behind day by day despite having a suitable environment for silk. This paper aims to emphasize the current state of this valuable silk, as well as the issues with silk manufacturing, as well as possible answers and improvements. The purpose of the study is to determine the factors that influence the production and growth of the silk industry in our nation. Excessive time required for silk manufacturing, a lack of sufficient knowledge, Mulberry toxicity, and other issues are some of the issues in silk production. To solve these problems of silk authorities should educate the farmers properly about the benefits of silk production, come forward to the big factories, make new value-added items, etc. A survey of people's desire for silk-made items found that 93.4 percent of respondents would want to see more silk-based RMG products on the market.