300 green RMG factories under construction: Tofail

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said on Monday that nearly 300 green RMG factories are under construction apart from the existing 67 such factories in the country, reports BSS.

A total of 67 readymade garment (RMG) factories have so far been certified as 'green factories' by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).

Of them, 17 factories are on the list of the platinum class, the minister said in parliament.

He was replying to a written question from Awami League lawmaker M Abdul Latif (Chattogram-11).

The minister also said that the world's best seven factories, out of the 10 certified by the USGBC, are located in Bangladesh.

As per a compliance report (January 2017-December 2017) of the Factory and Organisation Inspection Directorate, the number of 'A Grade' RMG factories is 436 and the 'B Grade' is 228, he said.

Tofail further said the programmes for ensuring compliance by making the RMG factories environment-friendly and including them in 'green factory concept' gradually are under way.