Rana Plaza collapse not so serious: Suranjit Sengupta
The minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on Sunday said that the incident such as the Rana Plaza collapse was nothing serious in a big industrial sector that has developed for more than 30 years.
Such an incident might take place in a big industrial sector [apparel sector] that has developed in the past 30 years. It is nothing serious, Suranjit, also a member on the advisory council of the ruling Awami League, said at a discussion in thecapital making the 90th birth anniversary of national-level leader AHM Quamruzzaman.
The eight-storey Rana Plaza, which housed five clothing factories, a shopping mall and a bank, collapsed on April 24, leaving at least 1,130 people dead and about 2,000 injured.
National and international quarters including the media raised concerns about the safety standards of apparel workers after the disaster.
The US president, Barack Obama, announced on Thursday the suspension of US trade privileges for Bangladesh because of concerns about labour rights and worker safety that intensified after hundreds died in a series of disasters in the apparel sector.
Speaking as chief guest at the discussion, the AL leader said that the Rana Plaza disaster was not the reason behind the US suspension of the generalised system of preference facility for Bangladeshi products to the US market. Suranjit blamed the leader of the opposition in the parliament, Khaleda Zia, for the suspension of the GSP facilities. He said that BNP chairperson earlier called on the US administration to cancel the trade facility that Bangladesh was enjoying in exporting its products to the country.
Rana Plaza collapse not so serious: Suranjit
The minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on Sunday said that the incident such as the Rana Plaza collapse was nothing serious in a big industrial sector that has developed for more than 30 years.
Such an incident might take place in a big industrial sector [apparel sector] that has developed in the past 30 years. It is nothing serious, Suranjit, also a member on the advisory council of the ruling Awami League, said at a discussion in thecapital making the 90th birth anniversary of national-level leader AHM Quamruzzaman.
The eight-storey Rana Plaza, which housed five clothing factories, a shopping mall and a bank, collapsed on April 24, leaving at least 1,130 people dead and about 2,000 injured.
National and international quarters including the media raised concerns about the safety standards of apparel workers after the disaster.
The US president, Barack Obama, announced on Thursday the suspension of US trade privileges for Bangladesh because of concerns about labour rights and worker safety that intensified after hundreds died in a series of disasters in the apparel sector.
Speaking as chief guest at the discussion, the AL leader said that the Rana Plaza disaster was not the reason behind the US suspension of the generalised system of preference facility for Bangladeshi products to the US market. Suranjit blamed the leader of the opposition in the parliament, Khaleda Zia, for the suspension of the GSP facilities. He said that BNP chairperson earlier called on the US administration to cancel the trade facility that Bangladesh was enjoying in exporting its products to the country.
Rana Plaza collapse not so serious: Suranjit