Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Concrete block manufacturing in the country has been witnessing a significant growth in the last several years, thanks to the cost-effectiveness of the environmentally friendly construction material, insiders have said.

Besides, the government has also a specific goal to gradually phase out the use of traditional clay-burnt bricks by 2025 from all public infrastructure development projects, they added.

To grab the opportunities, new businesses are coming into operations while the existing ones are strengthening their capacities.

Currently, over 300 companies including many small ones are operating in the sector - most of them began their journey in the last several years, sources said.

According to them, flourishing ...