The National Tripartite Committee on Building and Fire Safety in the readymade garment sector on Thursday decided to set up a tripartite technical
sub-committee to monitor and assess factory safety.
At the first meeting of the National Tripartite
fire safety
Walmart won’t sign RMG sector accord
It will inspect all factories in the country
US retailer Walmart said on Tuesday it did not plan to sign a Bangladesh fire and building safety accord drawn up by labour groups because it believed its current
safety plans would get faster results, reports Reuters.
While AFP said the retail giant would conduct in-depth
Bangladesh accord to cost global retailers only $2.5m each
At least 24 retailers, including Hennes & Mauritz and Inditex, each have agreed to contribute as much as $2.5 million over five years toward the cost of improving fire
and building safety in Bangladesh, reports Bloomberg.
The companies, also including Marks & Spencer Group,
BGMEA taskforce makes little headway
Ensuring Fire Safety In Garment Factories
BGMEA taskforce makes little headway
The taskforce formed by the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association to ensure fire safety in the garment factories has made little headway as it is working in a slow pace.
The BGMEA taskforce visited only four factories in the last one month after its inception, though it had announced to visit 10 apparel factories initially on a pilot basis to develop a detailed
Lake City lacks fire safety
Massive apartment complex in city poses fire risk
The developer of Lake City Concord Housing scheme in the capital’s Khilkhet area has sold and handed over most of its apartments to about 5,000 occupants defying fire safety rules.
The law clearly states that high-rises as those in the housing complex must have special fire safety provisions.
The 17-acre Lake City project, a satellite town developed by Concord Real Estate and Development Limited, now has 10 sixteen-storey buildings.
At least 1,200 of a total of 1,600 apartments here are occupied by