Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee on Thursday urged the textile industry to reduce its dependence on groundwater to conserve the country's water resources and ensure sustainable development of the sector.

"We must also focus on developing alternative water sources and more efficient methods of water use in the textile industry," he said while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the BUTEX-ITET Dye-Chem Expo 2026 at the Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) in Tejgaon.

Noting that the textile sector consumes a huge amount of water while the groundwater level is declining gradually, Anee underscored the need for reducing dependence on groundwater and increasing the use of surface water.

He stressed ...