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BGMEA applauded for first ever apparel zone in Chittagong

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has received a lot of plaudits for developing the first ever Apparel Zone in Chittagong. BGMEA signed a MoU for developing the zone on January 3 this year. This move, has been jointly undertaken with the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) and has met with a huge responses from investors. The implementing authorities also appointed consultant for the project that would create opportunity for the garment industry to have a complete green zone.

BGMEA’s first vice president Moinuddin Ahmed Mintu has claimed that almost everything for the project has been finalised and the construction work would start by late next month or early October. As per decisions, all the rules of Accord, Alliance, BNBC and others concerned will be followed during development of the zone and make the factories inside the zone compliant, he said. There are scope for developing 10 seven-storey buildings to house some 50 factories where some 30,000 workers will be able to work directly and some 100,000 others indirectly.
Construction deadline was fixed for two and a-half year from the date of commencing the work. The intended investors will deposit the money in six instalments during the construction. Construction cost of floor will be Tk 2,600 per sq-ft including expenditures for electric generator and central Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), it has been revealed.

 
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