Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has said they have so far cleared salaries and wages of around 95.89 percent workers for the month of March.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Rubana Huq on Tuesday said they are working to ensure that maximum workers’ payments for March are cleared within April 16.

BGMEA President Rubana Huq on Wednesday said roughly 19,19,600  readymade garment workers received salary among 24,72,417 workers of their member factories.   She said they have paid the salary of almost 78 percent of the workers. The rest will get their salaries within Thursday, she hoped.   We are trying to pay all workers within April 20, Rubana said.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged the owners to keep their factories closed until April 11 to help tackle the spread of coronavirus.

An effort to withdraw Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) by the European Union (EU) against Bangladesh has failed as a closing note says "no maladministration is found".

President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Dr Rubana Huq urged the owners to consider closure of their factories as the nation is fighting to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for announcing stimulus package of Tk 5,000 crore for the export-oriented industry to overcome the impact of coronavirus.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged the international community and brands to take in all their goods and allow shipments and production to continue till July at least.