Govt to go tough on negative BD RMG campaign

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in the city Wednesday issued a warning that if anyone is found guilty of spreading negative propaganda against the country's garment sector, she or he will face stern actions as per the existing law of the land, reports UNB.

"As per the current law, the government will take stern actions against those who will be found guilty (of spreading negative propaganda)," the Prime Minister's special assistant Mahbubul Hoque Shakil said as he came up with the government warning at a press conference at the PMO briefing room.

The press conference was organised to inform all about the steps taken by the government and other agencies after the Rana Plaza tragedy that took place on April 24 last year.

The issue of negative propaganda came up when BGMEA president Atiqul Islam, who was present at the press conference, said some local NGOs and labour organisations will organise demonstrations in different parts of the developed countries where the foreign people will wear Bangladeshi shirts with their inside out, and shout slogans to boycott Bangladeshi RMG products.

Talking about it, Shakil said such negative propaganda will affect the country's garment industry, and its workers will be the worst victims then.