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Chittagong apparel units seek special zones from CDA

To set up a garments estate at a special zone in Chittagong, apparel manufacturers from the district have demanded allocation of land. Many industrial units were shifted to Dhaka and its adjoining areas due to the excessive price of land in Chittagong, say garment owners. Besides, the unavailability of a large chunk of land in the district was a major setback for them, they added.

Abdus Salam, Chairman, Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) met a delegation of the newly elected body of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) headed by Moinuddin Ahmed Mintu recently. Mintu urged Salam to cooperate to construct a separate industrial village for the apparel manufacturers outside the EPZ areas in Chittagong.

Apparel business in the port city dates back to 1978 when Desh Garments was set up. Also, the first and the largest, Export Processing Zone is situated in Chittagong. The apparel sector earned 40 per cent of its total export income from Chittagong at one time and now this has dipped to a mere 15 per cent. The sharp dip is due to multiple reasons, including gas and electricity crisis, absence of an industrial village outside the EPZ and the astronomical price of land in Chittagong, according to entrepreneurs.

Salam, on the other hand said they would consider the proposal put forth by the BGMEA. He added that the CDA reserves the power to acquire land anywhere in Chittagong and he has assured the apparel manufacturers that land for setting up a special zone could be acquired, but it is subject to the availability of land.

 
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