Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association
বাংলাদেশ তৈরি পোশাক প্রস্তুত ও রফতানিকারক সমিতি
Formation 1983
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
President
 Md. Siddiqur Rahman
Website Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association or BGMEA (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ তৈরি পোশাক প্রস্তুত ও রফতানিকারক সমিতি) is a national trade organization of garments manufacturers in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] Md. Siddiqur Rahman is the incumbent President of BGMEA.[2][3]

History

BGMEA was founded in 1983.[4] BGMEA Institute of Fashion and Technology, a tertairy education institute is owned by the trade body.[5] the trade body has a research wing.[6]

BGMEA bhaban

BGMEA bhaban is a 16 storey building that is the headquarters of BGMEA and is located in Hatirjheel, Dhaka. The foundation of the building was placed in 1998 by then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In 2006 it was inaugurated by then Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[7] The building was built illegally on canal land.[8] On 3 April 2011 Bangladesh High Court ordered the building to be demolished. The High Court in its verdict declared The BGMEA Bhaban is like a cancer in the Hatirjheel project and if the building is not taken down immediately, it will infect not just Hatirjheel but the entire Dhaka City.[9] A four-member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh led by chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha upheald the verdict of the High Court on 2 June 2016.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Rashid, Muktadir; David, Bergman. "How Repressive Law Enforcement Crushed Minimum Wage Protests in Bangladesh's Garment Sector". thewire.in. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "BGMEA asks factory owners not to publish photos of sacked workers". The Daily Star. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Abrams, Rachel; Sattar, Maher (22 January 2017). "Protests in Bangladesh Shake a Global Workshop for Apparel". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "BGMEA at a Glance". bgmea.com.bd. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Graduation Ceremony of the BGMEA Institute of Fashion and Technology (BIFT)". archive.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Trade bodies need more research". The Financial Express Online Version. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "BGMEA Bhaban demolition: RAJUK, public works ministry singing the same hymn". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "DSCC to remove illegal structures from Beribadh, recover canal". The Daily Star. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Top court orders BGMEA to demolish its 16-storey office building immediately". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "SC upholds BGMEA Bhaban demolition order". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2 February 2017.


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