It briefly describe the influence of mineral resources on development of a country. It is the remaining part of previous work.

1. SEPTEMBER
2018
THE MINERAL RESOURCES AND IT’S
INFLUENCE ON SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT OF BANGLADESH PART-2
BY
MD. NUMAN HOSSAIN
REG.2013336041
DEPT. OF PME,SUST

2. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMET
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3. What is the sustainable development of a
country?
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We know development means continuous improvement which is required for all
spheres of life.
And the economic development that is conducted without depletion of natural
resources is known as sustainable development .
• The aim of sustainable development is to balance our economic,
environmental and social needs, allowing prosperity for now and future
generations.
• Factors that affect to achieve sustainable development ;
• Availability of natural(mineral) resources .
• Exploration and exploitation of natural resources with proper development .
• Development of mineral based industries.
• Preservation , conservation and proper utilization of mineral resources
• Dependence on renewable resources as much as possible .

4. Sustainable Development
The sustainable development of a
nation’s infrastructure depend on :
• Relative richness or availability of sufficient mineral
resources
• Technological know how
• Capability to explore and exploit new mineral resources
• Management capability to develop these resources properly
• Wisdom in utilizing these resources properly in
development activities
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5. Sustainable Development
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Reasons of developing countries far behind
in sustainable mineral development
comparing with developed countries :
• Lack of good socio – economic infrastructure .
• Dependency on foreign expertise which costs
foreign currency.
• Lack of modern technological knowledge .
• Lack of educated and skilled human resources
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• Lack of self confidence .
• Misuse of natural resources due to
unawareness / negligence .

6. To get sustainable development of a
country, it is required ………..
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To develop the mineral based industries of
that country………….

7. Mineral based industries in BD
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8. Mineral based industries in Bangladesh :
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• The present of metallic deposits enhance the development of mineral based industries of a country but we have
lack of this.
• The mineral industry of Bangladesh mainly produced cement,coal,natural gas, iron and steel, petroleum,salt and
stone
• According to the Central Bank of Bangladesh, in fiscal year 2013 (July 2013 to June 2014), mining and quarrying
accounted for about 1.6% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), and the construction sector accounted
for about 6.9% of the country’s GDP (*3)
• The country’s total exports were valued at about $29.8 billion compared with $26.6 billion in fiscal year 2013,
which was an increase of 12%; similarly, the total value of imports increased by 9% to $36.6 billion from $33.6
billion in(*3)
• Imports of iron, steel, and other base metals (unspecified) were valued at $2.9 billion, which was an increase of
1% compared with that of fiscal year 2013 (*3)
• Imports of crude petroleum were valued at $72 million, which was an increase of 19.1% compared with that of
fiscal year 2013 (*3)
• The Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corp. (Petrobangla) is the Government entity that is responsible for the
exploration, production, and transmission and distribution of natural gas and oil in Bangladesh.(*3)

9. Mineral based industries in Bangldesh :
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• Petrobangla was also in charge of the development of coal and some nonfuel mineral deposits that included
industrial mineral deposits
• The exploration and production of coal and granite were performed by Petrobangla’s subsidiaries Barapukuria
Coal Mining Co. Ltd. (BCMCL) and Maddhapara Granite Mining Co. Ltd. (MGMCL), respectively
• Eastern Refinery Ltd. (ERL), which was a subsidiary of Bangladesh Petroleum Corp. (BPC), was Bangladesh’s
sole petroleum-refining company (Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corp., 2014, p. 38–39).
• The major public gas-producing companies, which were under Petrobangla, were Bangladesh Gas Fields Co. Ltd.
(BGFCL), Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Co. Ltd. (BAPEX), and Sylhet Gas Fields Ltd. (SGFL),
and combined produced 46.5% of the country’s total gas production for fiscal year 2014.
• The remaining 53.5% was produced by Chevron Corp., KrisEnergy Bangladesh Ltd., and Niko Resources Ltd. In
fiscal year 2014, a total of 19 gasfields were in production from a total of 93 flowing wells (Bangladesh Oil, Gas
and Mineral Corp., 2014, p. 19). Table 2 is a list of major mineral industry facilities.

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Table-2 : Bangladesh : structure of the mineral industry in 2014 (*3)
commodity Major operating companies and major equity
owners
Location of main facilities Annual
capacity
(thousand
MT)
Cement Chhatak Cement Factory Ltd. (Bangladesh
Chemical Industries Corp)
Sunamganj, Chhatak 190
Do Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corp.
(Petrobangla), 100%
Chittagong 1000
Do Do sylhet 1100
Do Cemex Cement Bangladesh Ltd. Mahmudnagar 600
Do Heidelberg Cement Bangladesh Ltd. Chittagong and Narayangonj 2000
Do Holcim (Bangladesh) Ltd. 2 plants in Meghnaghat 2,
(Narayanganj) and 1 plant in
Mongla (Begerhat)
2200
Do Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd. (Lafarge Group
and Cementos Molins S.A.)
Chhatak, Sunamganj 1500(1500
clinker)
Do Meghna Cement Mills Ltd. (an enterprise of
the Bashundhara Group of Bangladesh
Mongla Port Industrial Zone
andPashur River Bank facility
1000
Do Premier Cement Mills Ltd. West Mukterpur in 2,400

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Mineral based industries in Bangladesh (*1)
commodity Major operating company Some major industries utilizing mineral resources
Fertilizer Bangladesh Chemical Fertilizer
Corporation
Ashuganj Fertilizer Factory, near Titas Gas field
Ghorashal Fertilizer Factory ,north of Dhaka
Others factories in Dhaka,Chittagong and Jamalpur
Cement Chhatak cement factory, Sylhet
Clinker Grinding Factory ,Chittagong
Gas ,natural Bangladesh Oil ,Gas and Mineral
Corporation (Petrobangla)
Bakhrabad Gas System LTD,Comilla
Titas Gas Transmisssion and Distribution co Ltd, Jalalabad Gas
T&D System Ltd, Bangladesh Gas Field Com. Ltd, Brahmannbaria.
Sylhet Gas Field Company Ltd, Haripur. Bangladesh Petroleum
Exploration Company Ltd, Dhaka . Paschimanchal Gas Company
Ltd ,Dhaka.
Petroleum
,refined
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation
(BPC)
Eastern Refining Ltd , Chittagong .
Steel Bangladesh Steel and Engineering
Corporation
Chittagong Steel Mill Industry
White clay or Monno Ceramic industries Ltd . R.A.K. Ceramics ,

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13. Mineral resources of
Bangladesh
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Conclusions:
• Bangladesh has a number of nonmetallic mineral industries and
mineral fuel deposits
• At present NG ,coal and hard rocks are extracted commercially
• We hope, near future others would be commercially extracted including
heavy minerals because ,countries development largely depends on
proper utilization of natural resources (chart-1)
• The achievement of sustainable development of a country depends
strongly on active participation of the country’s population from top to
bottom.to get mass participation the some steps should be followed
(chart-2)
• Therefore, to achieve an educable and sustainable society , nations
must give importance to the development of mineral resources and
also mineral based industries and also to the development of human
resources which undoubtedly help to restructure and reshape the
country’s socio-economic infrastructure.

14. Chart – 1 (*1)
Utilization of mineral resources will help to :
1. Bring economic stability
2. Develop mineral-based industries
3. Increase job facilities / employment opportuinities
4. Increase per capita income
5. Raise overall living standards
6. Alleviate/reduce poverty
7. Reduce crime and corruption , and thus
8. Help to achieve sustainable development

15. Chart -2 (*1)
To get mass participation, the following steps
should be followed :
1. Develop human resources by giving proper education emphasizing the geosciences
2. Develop local expertise in order to reduce the dependency on foreign expertise
3. Encourage the population to actively participate in development activities
4. Make people understand about the contribution of mineral resources to their society
5. Motivate the population not to misuse or destroy natural resources
6. Convince people to conserve and protect natural resources for the nation’s benefit

16. 1. Mineral resources and their economic significant in national
development : Bangladesh perspective – Afia Akhtar
2. Energy resources of Bangladesh(7th edition) - Badrul Imam
3. The Mineral Industry of Bangladesh -Yolanda Fong-Sam
(2014)
4. Term paper on Economic Aspects of Mineral and Power
Resources in Bangladesh
5. Internet and others.
References :

17. Thank you …..