Sangsad Bhaban, April 2 -- Industries Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Thursday told Parliament that a total of 29 state-owned industrial enterprises under the Industries Ministry are currently operating at loss.

"Five state-owned enterprises of Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (BSEC), 14 of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) and 12 of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) under the Ministry of Industries are operating at a loss," he said.

The Minister said this in his scripted answer to a question from treasury bench lawmaker SM Jahangir Hossain (Dhaka-18) during the question-and answer session.

Earlier, the parliamentary session resumed at 3:30pm with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad in the ...