Department of Textiles (Bangladesh)

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]

Department of Textiles

বস্ত্র অধিদপ্তর
Formation	1978
Founder	Government of Bangladesh
Type	Government agency
Purpose	Monitoring of textile industry and maintaining its positive growth
Headquarters	Kawran Bazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served	People's Republic of Bangladesh
Official language	Bangla
Director General	Md Nuruzzaman
Parent organisation	Ministry of Textiles and Jute
Affiliations	BUTEX NITER Ministry of Education (Bangladesh) UGC (Bangladesh)
Website	www.dot.gov.bd
Formerly called	বস্ত্র পরিদপ্তর (Bengali)

History

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.^[3]