Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) urged the commerce ministry, Simplify RMG export procedures

31 December 2021, Mumbai:

Bangladesh  Garment  Manufacturers  and  Exporters  Association  (BGMEA)  on Thursday  urged the commerce ministry  to  simplify  export  procedures  for  the  RMG  sector  to  help  address current challenges.

The  request  was  made  when  a  delegation  of  BGMEA  led  by  its President  Faruque  Hassan  met  Commerce  Minister  Tipu  Munshi at  the latter's  secretariat  office in the city, according to a statement.

The  delegation  included  BGMEA  vice presidents Syed  Nazrul  Islam,  Shahidullah  Azim,  Khandoker  Rafiqul  Islam,  Md  Nasir Uddin, Miran  Ali, Rakibul  Alam  Chowdhury  and  Director  Asif Ashraf. 

They  apprised  the  minister  about  the  problems  prevalent in  the  apparel  sector  and requested  steps  from  the  government  to  resolve  them, added the statement.

BGMEA  President Mr Hassan  said  while  the  RMG  industry  is  in  the  course  of  recovering from  the  massive  impacts  of  the  Covid-19  pandemic,  the  Omicron  variant  is  creating  fresh concerns  among  the  exporters  and  posing  new challenges  to  the  sector. 

“We  need  to  safeguard  the garment  industry  in  difficult situations  since  it  serves as  the mainstay of  Bangladesh’s  economy," he noted.

Government’s  support  is  crucial  to  help  the  industry  thrive even  in  tough  situations, he added.

Expressing gratitude, he said  the  government's supports helped  the  apparel  sector  to survive  in  the  first  wave  of  the  Covid-19  pandemic  and  turn  around.

Earlier, on Wednesday at an event the sector leaders demanded supports from the government to address the possible challenges due to the spread of new corona varient--Omicron in the major western markets.

They also sought commerce minister's intervention saying they are being harassed by NBR.

FINANCIAL EXPRESS 

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