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

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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

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