Dhaka, May 9 -- Industries and Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Saturday said the current government is determined to reopen the closed state-owned sugar mills.

"But in this (reopening) process, decisions will be made with utmost importance to the factors - the interests of sugarcane farmers and workers, and the long-term profitable operation of the mills," he said.

The minister made the remarks while addressing a view-exchange meeting with sugarcane farmers, arranged by Panchagarh Sugar Mills Limited in Panchagarh, said a PID handout.

He said the mills are assets of the people of Bangladesh. "So, it is the responsibility of the government to ensure effective operation of the mills," he said.

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