BGMEA urges govt not to hike energy price

CHITTAGONG, Mar 6: BGMEA First Vice President Nasir Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury today expressed concern at the government move to hike the price of electricity and gas.
In a statement he said the readymade garments sector has suffered a lot due to political stalemate during the pre-election period, which led to cancellation of export orders, receipt of low volume of export orders, discounts and air shipment.
Besides, the wages hike of the garment workers worsened the grave situation and the distribution of electricity and gas on the basis of peak and off-peak hour.
Considering the above situation Nasir Uddin urged the government not to hike the prices of electricity and gas at this point of time which will help the industries to recover the loss.