Garment exporters are fed up with being harassed by VAT and customs officials, who have been imposing abnormal fines alleging a lack of documents, said an exporter yesterday.
China (together with Hong Kong) continues to be the largest origin economy for counterfeit and pirated goods, accounting for more than 85 percent of global seizures of counterfeit goods from 2017 to 2019.
The Parliament’s vote came on the 11th anniversary of the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza building, which killed 1,138 garment workers and injured more than 2,000 others.
Rana Plaza Tragedy in 2013: The number of trade unions in the garment sector of Bangladesh has surged since the Rana Plaza building collapse though most of them are failing to live up to expectations when it comes to protecting workers’ rights.