Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Undertakings on Thursday recommended action plans to reduce losses in state-owned industrial enterprises, revive closed factories and ensure the proper use of unused government land and assets.

The recommendation came at the 9th meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, with its Chairman and Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni in the chair.

The committee reviewed the financial performance, profits and losses, prospects for reopening closed factories and future development plans of enterprises under the Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (BSEC), Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) and Bangladesh Small and Cott...