A grand garment factory has been set up at a remote village of Magura, creating employment for about 5,000 people. The name of the factory is San Apparels. It has been established at the village named Amtoli under Sreepur Upazila of Magura district. According to its authority, establishment of the garment unit started three years ago, covering an area of 5 acres of land. It went for production experimentally from October 1, 2015. The total expenditure for the establishment of the unit stands at about Tk 1.0 billion (one hundred crore). The factory will start production in full swing from February 1, 2016. About 5 thousand people are to get job opportunity in the unit. There will be 3,200 female and 1,800 male workers in it. The workers will be paid according to instruction of BGMEA (Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association). The export earning from the factory will stand at about 100 million US dollar per year. European countries will be the buyers of its products. When contacted, Sultana Begum, a worker of the garment unit, told this correspondent: “I have been employed in the garment factory. The factory has come as a boon to us.” Rukshana Parveen, another worker of the factory, said earlier, “I worked in a garment unit in Dhaka. Now I have joined this factory. I shall get the same salary as I got in Dhaka while leading life here will be much cheaper for me compared to that in Dhaka.” “Many of my colleagues in Dhaka are interested to work in this factory,” she added. Director of the factory Rafiqul Islam said, “People here had long been demanding for establishment of an industry in this village. I was pledge-bound to them. By establishing this garment factory I have fulfilled my commitment.” Magura Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice President Akther Hossain said, “Magura people had been waiting for opening of the garment factory for about 3 years. Now their long-cherished dream has come true. This garment unit will provide employment for local people to a great extent as well as help earn foreign currency.”
