Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has said that it will file a review petition with the country’s apex court in order to reconsider the verdict on demolishing BGMEA complex.
Siddiqur Rahman, President – BGMEA, reportedly averred, “We will file the review petition in the first week of next month. I hope the court will reconsider our plea as the contribution of the garment sector to national exports is more than 80 per cent.”
The Supreme Court recently ordered BGMEA to immediately demolish the 16-storey building at its own cost as it was constructed illegally on the Begunbari canal and Hatirjheel lake in the heart of the capital – Dhaka. In case it failed to do the same, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) has been instructed to demolish it within 90 days of receiving the order and realise the cost from BGMEA, it added.
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It is pertinent to mention here that the HC verdict, which came in June this year and on the basis of which apex court’s verdict came in early November read, “Any commercial building changing the water bodies’ nature and character is unlawful and violates Environment Conservation Act 1995, and the Export Promotion Bureau has no right to allot the property.”
