Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has finally decided to leave their office at Hatirjheel in the capital. BGMEA president Siddiqur Rahman came up with the disclosure while talking to newsman on Wednesday. Confirming the matter, Siddiqur Rahman said they will shift their office from Hatirjheel to Uttara in the city. He also said if everything goes fine, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the new office of BGMEA on April 3 through video conferencing from her official residence at Ganabhaban in the capital. According to sources, the new office building(13 storied) comprising two towers is being constructed on five and a half bigha of land at Lake View of Uttara (Sector-17) in the capital. Mentionable that the BGMEA got one year for demolishing its 15-storey building which was allegedly constructed illegally in city’s Hatirjheel area.
