Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan urged the government to withdraw the decision of gas rationing in the industrial units for four hours a day for fifteen days for the interests of the industries, said a press release.
Faruque Hassan made the request while meetting with Nasrul Hamid, MP, State Minister for the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources at the secretariat on Thursday .
The BGMEA President also said the government has to keep the supply of natural gas to the export-oriented industries, including garment and textile sectors uninterrupted so that factories can operate at their full capacities.
He said the garment industry has been making crucial contribution to the socioeconomic development of Bangladesh especially through bringing more than 82 percent of the country’s total export earnings, employing millions of people and empowering women. Smooth energy supply will help the apparel industry to sustain its growth in the coming days.
BGMEA Vice President Shahidullah Azim, Senior Secretary at Energy and Mineral Resources Division Md Mahbub Hossain, Managing Director of Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Company Limited Engr Md Haronur Rashid Mullah, Acting Chairman of Petrobangla A K M Benjamin Riazi were also present.
