PM wants int\\\'l buyers of BD RMG products to raise prices

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the buyers of the developed countries to raise the prices of Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) which will ultimately help the garment workers to get higher wages. She said the minimum wages of RMG workers have already been raised from Tk1,600 to Tk5,300 since 2009. Sheikh Hasina said the people of Bangladesh are very much efficient and hard-working ones and they can always perform better if they get the chance. The prime minister said this when State Minister of Department for International Development (DFID) of UK, Desmond Angus Swayne, met her at her official residence Ganobhaban. PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting. He said Sheikh Hasina highlighted the steps taken by her government for the development of the RMG sector and the welfare of the workers of apparel factories. During the meeting, the British state minister praised the success of Bangladesh in achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs) and women development. “Bangladesh is a star in achieving the MDGs," the UK minister was quoted as telling Sheikh Hasina. He also praised Hasina’s leadership saying that Bangladesh is awaiting a bright future under her able leadership. Swayne said Bangladesh’s RMG workers should have more training to be more competitive in the international market. The UK junior minister mentioned Sheikh Hasina’s participation in the Girls’ Summit in London last year and said he is impressed seeing the martial art training of the girls in Chilmari, according to UNB.
-  biplab