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My only plea to them What do you think ensuring more locally made world
your industry would
class optical fibers. Make no
(the government) is to perform through mistake, the pandemic has shown
reconsider the whole this pandemic? that digital connectivity is not only
a cry for the professionals but also
Speaking of the industry I
issue of importing; am working in, in a bid to the house holds. This means
optical fibers will be needed in a
instead of manufacture the highest humongous amount and to fulfil
quality optical fibers, we
encouraging it, they never compromised with that demand, ABS cables have
been working relentlessly. We
the best industry practices
must discourage the used globally. Our R and D would want to set a global
footprint in future. We hope the
practise. Both the team has been working government would provide the
hard with renewed vigor to
local industry and offer some breakthroughs required policy support in that
endeavour too.
not exhibited earlier in this
those who receive our industry. With raw Many fear that due to the
services would benefit materials sources slowdown of the
internationally, the HDPE
if locally made optical (High Density Polyethylene) economy, new
investments will be
we use for our optical fiber
fibers get priority. cables comes from world delayed; eventually
renowned company, contributing more to the
Borouge, UAE. The optical ongoing joblessness. How
fibers from ABS Cables are can we attract more
fitted with meter ID’s at 10 investment?
colors soon, provided the meter intervals. There is an All the discussions around
entire business community advantage to this. This is helpful COVID-19 in the initial phase
of businesses go kaput but in our embraces certain strategies in detecting disturbance accurately focused on one topic: saving lives
case, the opposite happened. and the government lends a and while repairing, time efficiency and livelihood. Yes, there is no
From an entrepreneurial point of hand in making those is ensured. manufactures fibre denying the fact that due to this
view, echoing the industry successful. For example, cables under the aspect of pandemic, the already bad job
experts, I would like to say that leading through change is an reliability, productivity, process condition in the job sector has
businesses should act, not react. endurance game; one must repeatability and hence, quality become worse. Now to prevent it
To much extent we all had to treat it like a marathon. We assurance is supported by a broad from facing the worst, investments
make difficult choices like laying must plan for a long haul; range of measuring and control are needed. We are happy to see
off to mitigate the expenses. This which means the focus should technology. Every single variant of that the government is signing new
Six months into the brings a new challenge to the in the market. It helped us now be on 2021-how to turn their cables are certified by deals with foreign countries
pandemic, things are front and that is whether enough immensely from two points of it into a year of super Bangladesh Standards & Testing interested to invest here; we have
coming back to normalcy, skilled resources will remain in view. The manufacturing process productivity and performance; Institution (BSTI), ISO 9001 and read the news of new EPZs being
a new normal to be more the talentpool of the company. As went on keeping the team active lamenting over 2020 won’t certification process is going on for set up. All these are signs of
precise. How do you think for our company, we have always in work and preventing them from serve the purpose. The second Environmental Management optimism. Having said that, local
companies should act been dedicatedly developing a succumbing to the panic of going set of actions should identify System ISO 14001. They are the business owners too have a role to
now? What has been the skilled workforce because we out of business. At the same time, what we need to ensure the primary suppliers of fibre optic play by investing in businesses
case of ABS Cables? knew importing products was not we could deliver products to the aforesaid super performance. cable for some of the most which are labor intensive to create
Coming from a business family an option for us and to ensure market on time. Every business must ponder renowned ICT companies in more jobs and will ensure timely
always has its unique set of quality manufacturing locally, we over their technological Bangladesh. Having said that, I am ROI. I myself have been thinking
advantages. Entrepreneurial must have a honed group of About the recovery of our prowess for better operations; thankful to the government for about new investments. But the
spirit, which I consider to be an people who can lead the process economy, how optimistic coupled with that using their unprecedented role in bailing government’s guidance is of
indomitable spirit, always enables of developing world class are you? analytics to generate out businesses. My only plea to paramount importance to win over
businessmen to move forward no products. Luckily we didn’t have The economy is a complicated productive insights is badly them (the government) is to the investor's trust. I hope BIDA
matter how difficult the situation to go through any lay off. But we ballgame; it’s integrated with so needed. Last but not least, reconsider the whole issue of will play a more robust role and
is. I would thank my late father, had challenges like how to many components and there are 2020 showed us that importing; instead of encouraging pave the ways of such new
the founder of Skylab Pharma for procure raw materials since the numerous factors that affect the automation is more important it, they must discourage the investments. Thus by making
passing on to me that good pool lockdown caused a nationwide ups and downs. Debates are than ever before. If practise. Both the local industry businesses more agile and creating
of genes that enabled endurance standstill. We were brave enough ongoing about whether the businesses can work on these and those who receive our services newer solutions, I believe we all
and resilience in me. The uphill to decide on time that we must recovery will be V-shaped or issues, I believe they can would benefit if locally made can play a good role in helping the
battle to survive the calamities of act fast and make arrangements U-shaped. I would like to second render more services to the optical fibers get priority. By economy to bounce back and
COVID-19 gave us a fresh to bring raw materials by air. This the optimists and strongly believe battered economy to heal imposing further tax on imported materialize the dream of becoming
perspective. Yes, it has made a lot kind of bold move is not regular that we would come with flying soon. cables will pave the path for a middle income country.

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