Even as Bangladesh is all set to impose another countrywide and strict 14-day lockdown starting 23 July, the leather sector, PPE manufacturers apart from food and drug have been exempted from the same.
Reports maintained this while adding that the Cabinet Division notified the decision in this regard on 19 July (Monday), after rawhide merchants called upon the Government to exempt the leather sector from the lockdown so as to enable preservation of rawhides of sacrificial animals during the Eid-ul-Adha.
In nutshell, industries related to producing medicine, oxygen and protective materials needed to prevent COVID-19, food and food-producing or processing industry and sectors related to the transportation, preservation and processing of rawhides, have been allowed to operate during the lockdown.
The Government, however, was yet to, reportedly, respond positively to the garment makers’ call to allow the apparel industry operate during this period.
