Economic Reporter :
Dhaka has urged the United Kingdom (UK) to create a COVID-19 fund to bail out its retailers so that they can continue import orders from Bangladesh ready-made garments sector that witnessed nearly 300 million dollars order cancellation in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
The urge was made during a telephone conversation between state minister for foreign affairs M Shahriar Alam and UK state minister for South Asia and Commonwealth Lord Tariq Ahmad held on Monday evening, a foreign ministry press release said on Tuesday.
During the discussion, Alam said orders amounting to close to 300 million dollars have been cancelled or postponed by UK buyers, putting the livelihoods of close to a million workers in Bangladesh in jeopardy.
He suggested that the UK might take an initiative of creating a COVID19 fund which can help both the UK buyers and Bangladesh RMG units including ensuring welfare of the workers in this global crisis period.
Dhaka has urged the United Kingdom (UK) to create a COVID-19 fund to bail out its retailers so that they can continue import orders from Bangladesh ready-made garments sector that witnessed nearly 300 million dollars order cancellation in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
The urge was made during a telephone conversation between state minister for foreign affairs M Shahriar Alam and UK state minister for South Asia and Commonwealth Lord Tariq Ahmad held on Monday evening, a foreign ministry press release said on Tuesday.
During the discussion, Alam said orders amounting to close to 300 million dollars have been cancelled or postponed by UK buyers, putting the livelihoods of close to a million workers in Bangladesh in jeopardy.
He suggested that the UK might take an initiative of creating a COVID19 fund which can help both the UK buyers and Bangladesh RMG units including ensuring welfare of the workers in this global crisis period.
