Department of Textiles (Bengali: বস্ত্র অধিদপ্তর) is a department of the government of Bangladesh under the Ministry of Textiles and Jute which is responsible for the Textile industry in Bangladesh.
[1] The function of the department is to act as guardian for this economic sector and to address its needs.
[2] The department was first established in 1978, as a subsidised agency of the Bangladeshi ministry of textiles and jute, following a parliamentary ordinance from Jatio Shongshod.
Previous to the founding of the department, its responsibilities were handled by the Textile Wing of the country's ministry of industries.
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