The newly- elected office- bearers and leaders of BGMEA, Chittagong Chapter called on City Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin at his office on Saturday . The BGMEA team headed by the newly- elected First Vice President Moinuddin Ahmed Minto greeted city mayor by presenting bouquet . The new First Vice President Moinuddin Ahmed apprised the present situation of garments sector in Chitagong . He said in very inception of the emergence of garments industries in the country, 40 percent garments exports were conducted from Chittagong but not it declines to only 9 percent of total exports. He said to overcome this situation, there is no alternative of garments village. The leaders of BGMEA sought cooperation to establish a garments village at unused city corporation’s land measuring 12 acres at Kalurghat area in city aimed at sustaining the old reputations of RMG exports from Chittagong. Besides, they also proposed small types of garments village at different khas lands at Sagarika area . City Mayor gave patient hearings to the proposals of BGMEA leaders and assured them for his best efforts to establish the garments villages in the port city. Among others, BGMEA Directors Syed Md. Tanveer, Selim Rahman, former first vice president Shahabuddin Ahmed, former Director Helaluddin Chowdhury, newly elected vice president Md.Ferdous, Director Kazi Mahbub, Md. Saifullah, Amjad Hossain Chowdhury, former Director SM Sajedul Islam were present during the courtesy call with City Mayor.
