The government plans to set up Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) offices in every district to ensure standard products and services for the people.
Industries ministry's Secretary Mohammad Abdullah revealed the plan on Tuesday and asked officials concerned to send a standard setup of manpower to the ministry by February next year.
The secretary was addressing a review meeting of the implementation progress of the ministry's part of the Annual Development Programme (ADB) for the current fiscal year (FY18) in Dhaka.
The meeting was informed that there are 43 development projects under the industries ministry at an estimated cost of Tk 13.76 billion.
Among the total projects, 39 are investment, 3 technical and one will be implemented with the own finance of the ministry.
The industries secretary asked the project directors to be more active to ensure timely implementation of their projects.
According to BSS, he suggested to hold the steering committee meeting frequently to solve project related problems for quick implementation.
The secretary warned that punitive steps will be taken against the officials concerned if implementation of projects is delayed because of negligence in responsibility.
