Apparel manufacturers have urged the government to ensure stable prices of power and gas to help boost their businesses along with long-term policy support to remain competitive in the global market. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) organised the roundtable attended by several ministers, officials from different ministries, exporters and manufacturers. State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid said the country’s gas crisis will end by April next year as the government will begin import liquefied natural gas (LNG). “In the next three years, the government will ensure uninterrupted power supply to the industrial units. “While paying such low revenue, the garment manufacturers are demanding infrastructures worth of $3 trillion.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 04, 2017 17:37 UTC