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Project Report On “The Collapsing Reasons of Rana Plazaas well as the Effects and Threats on
Economy in Bangladesh”
Submitted To:Md. Sawkat AliAssistant Professor
Department of Business Administration
Dhaka International University
Submitted By:Md. Nazmul Haque
Batch No: 14th
Reg No: 240283
Roll No: 33
Session: 2009-2010
BBA (Evening)
Major in Marketing
Dhaka International University
Date of Submission: 28/08/2013
“The Collapsing reasons of Rana Plaza as well as the effects and threats on Economy in Bangladesh”
Submitted To MD. Sawkat Ali
Assistant Professor
Department Of Business Administration
Dhaka International University
Submitted By MD. Nazmul Haque
Batch No: 14th
Reg No: 240283
Roll No: 33
Session: 2009-2010
BBA (Evening)
Major in Marketing
Dhaka International University
Date of submission: 30th August,2013
Student’s Declaration
I am Md. Nazmul Haque student of Bachelor of Business
Administration, Dhaka International University, do
hereby that project report “The Collapsing Reasons
of Rana Plaza as well as the Effects and Threats on
Economy in Bangladesh” presented to the department of
Business Administration, Dhaka International
University is the outcome of the project report has
been performed by me under the supervision of Md.
Sawkat Ali, Assistant Professor, Department of
Business Administration, Dhaka International
University, Bangladesh.
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Md. Nazmul Haque Email:
Batch No: 14th Cell: 01922-
479244
Reg No: 240283
Roll No: 33
BBA (Major in Marketing)
Faculty of Business Studies
Dhaka International University
Supervisor’s Declaration
I hereby declare that the concerned report entitled
“The Collapsing Reasons of Rana Plaza as well as the
Effects and Threats on Economy in Bangladesh” is an
original work which has been done by Md. Nazmul Haque
Roll No: 33,Major in Marketing, Department of
Business Administration, Dhaka International
University, Completed his project under my
supervision and submitted for the partial fulfillment
of the requirement of the degree of Bachelor of
Business Administration at Dhaka International
University, Bangladesh.
---------------------------- Md. Sawkat Ali Assistant Professor Department of Business Administration Faculty of Business Studies Dhaka International University
Letter of Transmittal28th August, 2013 Md. Sawkat Ali Assistant Professor Department Of Business Administration Faculty of Business Studies Dhaka International University
Subject: Submission of Project Report.
Dear sir,
I beg most respectfully to state that i have thepleasure to submit my dissertation report. ThisProject focuses on “The Collapsing Reasons of RanaPlaza as well as the Effects and Threats on Economyin Bangladesh”. It is the partial requirement of myBachelor of Business Administration program. Toprepare this report i have tried my best to make theproject report meaningful and informative. I am veryglad to submit it as part of completion of myInternee with you. I have tried my best in trying toput up a good project report with as much informationas i could gather during the short time allotted forwriting the project report.
Thanking you for your nice support and helpthroughout the Internee period. I am grateful to you.
Your Sincerely
Md. Nazmul Haque Batch No: 14th Reg No: 240283 Roll No: 33 Bachelor of Business Administration Major in Marketing Dhaka International University
Acknowledgement
First of all I would like to pay my gratitude to
Almighty Allah for giving me the opportunity to
prepare my Project Report
After that I would like to pay my gratitude to my
honorable Supervisor Assistant Professor Md. Sawkat
Ali for his painstaking guidance, suggestion, and all
types of support and Supervision in preparing this
Project Report. He continuously reminded me for the
preparation of this Project Report.
I would also like to thank them those people who had
helped me much by giving me much information
regarding my Project Report.
I would like to thank my family members as well as
friends for their continuous support and inspiration
throughout the whole period of this undertaking.
Your Sincerely
Md. Nazmul Haque Batch No: 14th Reg No: 240283 Roll No: 33 Bachelor of Business Administration Major in Marketing Dhaka International University
Executive SummaryCollapsing Rana Plaza has been considered at present
to be the third largest industrial destruction. In
the world history as well as the deadliest
accidental, structural failure in modern human
history. It is also considered as the greatest
industrial destruction in the national history of
Bangladesh. The building had collapsed from crack.
1,130 people are died and almost 2,500 people are
seriously injured. All level people took part in
rescuing. The dead bodies are buried at the Jurain
graveyard in the capital. After rescuing injured
people are hospitalized for proper treatment at
different hospital in Dhaka city. For collapsing the
owner of the building named Sohel Rana is
responsible. He was arrested by RAB on the 28th April
from Benapole, Jessore and his father was also
arrested on 29th April. The government, BGMEA and many
others private organizations is provided financial
aids both the death and injured families.
Besides, the government are trying to
rehabitation. It is known to all that Bangladeshi
product has a great demand to the USA and EU. The
Wages and Salaries of the workers are so cheaper than
the other country in the world. The reasons of
collapsing are using lower materials, unstable
pillars, building infrastructure, keep excess raw-
materials on the floors, lack of recognition for
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foundation, keep heavy machines etc. It may impacted
and threatened on the Economy in Bangladesh. Such as
garments sectors can be abolished in future,
production, Foreign currency can be declined. It also
can be happened in money inflation. From the USA, the
generalized system of preferences (GSP) opportunity
has been suspended. It can be hampered our national
Economy. The government should proper steps to stop
such types of tragedy in future. Since our country is
fully depended on readymade garment industry at
present. So the government should provide proper
opportunities for the garment workers. On the other
hands, our country will lag behind.
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Letter of Transmittal----------------------------------------------Acknowledgement------------------------------------------------Executive summery-----------------------------------------------Table of contents--------------------------------------------------
Chapter:- 1 Introduction.
1.1Introduction----------------------------------------------------
1.1.1 From crack to collapse------------------------------------
1.1.2 Miracle girl-------------------------------------------------1.1.3 The operations to rescue Reshma------------------------1.1.4 The participation of arm forces as well as the Public people-----------------------------------------------1.1.5 The Trance of the dead bodies----------------------------
1.2 Background----------------------------------------------------
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1.3 Objectives------------------------------------------------------1.4 Study methodology-------------------------------------------
1.4.1 Primary data-------------------------------------------------1.4.2 Secondary data----------------------------------------------
1.5 Paradigms of the study---------------------------------------
1.6 Limitation of the study---------------------------------------
Chapter-2 The profile of Sohel Rana and the Government steps.
2.1 Owner as well as convicted persons------------------------2.2 The genealogy of SohelRana-------------------------------2.3 The operations of RAB---------------------------------------
2.4 The Suspension of eight Govt.Personnel------------------2.5 The residential opportunity for thevictims----------------
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Chapter-3 The compensation as well as Donations,Wages and Salaries.
3.1 The Compensation of Government-------------------------3.2 The compensation of BGMEA------------------------------3.3 Donors Supported "Rana Plaza Victims" ThroughCRP
3.3.1 3.3.1 At CRP,Savar---------------------------------------
3.3.2 At CRP,Mirpur--------------------------------------------
3.4 The Comparison of per hour’s Wages and Salaries-----
Chapter-4 The collapsing problems of Rana plaza as well as the main environmental problems of Garment workers.
4.1 The reasons for collapsing the building-------------------4.2The main environmental problems of garments workers
Rawmaterials----------------------------------------------------Unskilledworkers-----------------------------------------------
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Improper workingenvironment-------------------------------
Lack of managerialknowledge--------------------------------
Gendered division oflabour-----------------------------------
Wages-------------------------------------------------------------Insufficient ofloan----------------------------------------------Unit labourcost-------------------------------------------------- Workinghours--------------------------------------------------Poor accommodationfacilities--------------------------------
SafetyProblems-------------------------------------------------Politicalcrisis----------------------------------------------------Pricecompetitiveness-------------------------------------------Leadtime---------------------------------------------------------
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Chapter-5 The Threats and Effects on Economy in
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5.1 The Threats on Economy in Bangladesh------------------------5.2 The Effects on Economy in Bangladesh------------------------5.3 GSP opportunities-------------------------------------------------
Chapter-6 The SWOT analysis and Findings.
6.1SWOTanalysis-------------------------------------------------6.2Findings--------------------------------------------------------6.3Questionnaires-------------------------------------------------
Chapter-7 Recommendation and conclusion.
7.1 Recommendation----------------------------------------------7.2 Conclusion-----------------------------------------------------
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Introduction:- 1.1Introduction
1.1.1 From crack to collapse
1.1.2 Miracle girl
1.1.3 The operations to rescue
Reshma
1.1.4 The participation of arm
forces as well as the
Public people
1.1.5 The Trance of the dead bodies
1.2 Background
1.3 Objectives
1.4 Study methodology
1.4.1 Primary data
1.4.2 Secondary data
1.5 Paradigms of the study
1.6 Limitation of the study
1.1 Introduction :-
It was the time of 24th April 2013, Bangladesh
standard time ,a quarter to 9:00 am. that means 8:45
am in the morning at Savar in Dhaka area, the
capital of Bangladesh. A eight storeyed commercial
building is located near Savar bus station as well as
beside the Dhaka Aricha highway which named Rana
Plaza is fallen down a victim of collapsing. Some
portion of the building collapsed on the another
building which building was located beside the
collapsing building The ground floor of the
collapsing building had kept for cars parking. There
were many organizational offices as well as a Bank
had contained in the first floor and there were many
shopping molls were in the second floor. Clothing
factories had contained from third floor to seventh
floor. Above two floors had vacant. It housed a
number of separate garment factories employing around
5,000 people, several shops, and a bank. At-present
the Saver tragedy has been considered to be the third
largest industrial destruction in the World history
as well as the deadliest accidental structural
failure in modern human history. Its also considered
as the greatest industrial destruction among the
industrial destruction in the national history of
Bangladesh.
The searching mission for the dead has ended on 13th
May with the death total of 1,127. A rescued as well
as wounded young lady named Anjuara who is eighteen
years old surviving a month has died last Friday, 24th
May, 2013 at a private Hospital in Dhaka and same a
young man named Asraful Islam who is nineteen years
old has died last Saturday 25th May ,2013 at Dhaka
Medical College Hospital in Dhaka one has been also
died at hospital in mid on August. Now the total dead
are 1,130 from 24th April 2013 to 26th May 2013. 996
bodies are not found in the piles. According to the
BGMEA, Among the total 1,130 838 dead bodies has been
identified and for identifying the 291 dead bodies,
DNA has been submitted to the forensic division for
identifying at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. And
there is a great probability to remain many dead
bodies there. As there is no possibility to fetch
alive body and huge difficult to rescue. the mission
of rescuing has already ended. Approximately above
2,500 injured people were rescued from the building
alive in time.
1.1.1 From crack to collapse:-
According to media reports workers at Rana Plaza saw
the cracks in the huge structure the day before the
collapse but the authorities did not take
precautionary steps. The building owner sohel Rana
allegedly told media on the same day that the cracks
were “nothing serious” and on 24th April, the day of
the deadly incident, workers were forced to work and
threatened with a month’s salary cut if they did not
comply. All this in the country with the world’s
lowest minimum wage. Rana has been described as “the
most hated Bangladesh”, but an important detail has
been missed in much of the reporting: Rana is not the
owner of the garment factories nor did he decide
whether the garment factories would remain open or
not. Rana has been an easy scapegoat, as the building
is named after him, but what about the systemic
failings behind the front man?
Industrial police had asked the garment factory
owners at Rana Plaza to keep the factories closed and
only continue further operations after consulting
with expert structural engineers. The question that
remains unaddressed is: why did the factory owners
and Rana work from the same playbook, and ignore this
crucial advice?
1.1.2 Miracle Girl:-
The news has come to not only for the Bangladeshis
people but also for the World’s people that a young
lady named Reshma who was used to usually working
among the Garment workers and had also fallen the
victim. After 17 or 391 hours struggling against
death, she is rescued alive from the destructive
piles.“It’s good to see the light after so many
days,” Reshma said in a feeble voice, trying to smile
at the jubilant rescuers and onlookers. After that
she is sent to military combined hospital (CMH). It
is the one of the rare events in the World’s history.
Without food-stuff to alive is so difficult. Its was
the grace of only Almighty Creator. she has been
completely come round from her physical concerned
now. Actually she is a miracle girl.
1.1.3 The Operations to rescue Reshma:-
Miracle girl named Reshma was rescued on 10th May in
the afternoon. The operation to get Reshma out was
carried out by five army personnel and eight firemen.
The rescue team was initially planning to get into
the basement of the building with their usual arsenal
of heavy equipment but they found water in the
basement, said Major MM Moazzem Hossain, a team
member.
“Around 3.25 pm, when were trying to locate the
source of the water, standing on the first floor of
the collapsed building, we saw a movement of a
stick,” he told The Daily Star “We were five to six
yards away from the moving stick, which was short and
thin,” he also said that they rushed to check what
was causing the movement and shouted asking if anyone
was there. “We heard a female voice say, Save me”.
Another rescuer , Warrant officer Abdur Razzaque,
said after they had created a hole, they saw a human
face. “A voice reached my ears, Bhai amaki bachan
[Brother save me]” he said. Major Moazzem said, “I
spoke to the girl. She told me her name is Reshma…we
told her that we will be with her and that we would
not leave without getting her out” Moazzem said then
they started to make the narrow hole bigger using
hand drills and hammers. It took an hour to make the
hole 1.5 feet in diameter.
During this time, they gave Reshma juice and water.
Moazzem said, “I went inside as I was thinnest among
the rescuers. I helped Reshma to get out through the
hole. She was skinny too and was able to get out with
ease around 4.30 pm.” He said Reshma was trapped in a
pocket about 10 feet long and eight feet wide. She
was able to walk, sit and sleep on the floor.
Deputy Director Rezaul Karim of Fire Service and
Civil Defence, who also took part in the rescue
operations, said, “After being taken out, Reshma was
looking around and said she was glad to see daylight.
It is hard to imagine the joy the rescuers felt the
rescuers felt after pulling out bodies from the
rubble for weeks. Onlookers rushed into
congratulation the rescuers as Reshma was taken away
in an ambulance.
1.1.4 The participation of arm forces as well as the public people:-
Bangladeshi Cops, Army, RAB, Firefighter, take part
in rescue operations of the Collapsing building.
Besides the arm forces, general people had played a
Unavoidable role in the rescue operations. Among the
general public, Babu is a unforgettable name in the
history of Savar tragedy.He is rescued above 30
alive people by ownself. Bangladesh armies also
operated their mission for rescuing with dogs squad.
1.1.5 The Trance of the dead bodies:-
The collapsing building those people has been died,
they are buried at the Jurain graveyard in the
capital. According to various newspapers, at least
thirty two unidentified dead bodies are buried at the
Jurain graveyard in the capital. The bodies were
recovered from the debris of Rana Plaza which
collapsed on April 24, arranging the burial of the
32, as their identities were yet to be established.80
graves are dug at Jurain for burial of unclaimed
bodies of the Rana Plaza victims. after the first
namaz-e-janaza of the victims in front of the Dhaka
Medical College Hospital at around 2:00pm, 19
unclaimed bodies were brought to the Jurain graveyard
. Earlier, 21 bodies had been handed over to their
relatives from the hospital morgue as their
identities could be established. Another body of the
19 are, however, identified by the family members at
Jurain graveyard and Anjuman buried the rest 18
bodies received from DMCH morgue, They are also
buried 14 unclaimed bodies brought there from Mitford
Hospital morgue. that the DNA samples of the bodies
are preserved so that their identity could be
established. It’s so sorrow able matter for the
worlds people.
1.2 Background:-
The location of Savar, the site of the building
collapse, in relation to Dhaka. The building, Rana
Plaza, was owned by Sohel Rana, allegedly leading
member of the local Jubo League, the youth wing of
the ruling Awami League political party. It housed a
number of separate garment factories employing around
5,000 people, several shops, and a bank. The
factories manufactured apparel for brands including
Benetton, Bonmarché, Cato Fashions, the Children's
Place, El Corte Inglés, Joe Fresh, Mango, Matalan,
Monsoon, Primark, and Walmart.
The head of the Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil
Defense, Ali Ahmed Khan, said that the upper four
floors had been built without a permit. Rana Plaza's
architect, Massood Reza, said the building was
planned for shops and offices but not factories.
Other architects stressed the risks involved in
placing factories inside a building designed only for
shops and offices, noting the structure was
potentially not strong enough to bear the weight and
vibration of heavy machinery.
Bangladeshi news media reported that inspectors had
discovered cracks in the building the day before and
had requested evacuation and closure. The shops and
the bank on the lower floors immediately closed, but
garment workers were forced to return the following
day, their supervisors declaring the building to be
safe. Managers at Ether Tex threatened to withhold a
month's pay from workers who refused to come to work.
1.3 Objectives:-
The objectives regarding Rana Plaza Collapsing
analysis is very indispensable matter not only for
the betterment of the people of Bangladesh but also
for our national Economy. Everyone knows that
Garments Sector plays an unavoidable role in our
national Economy. We also know that those people had
died for collapsing Rana plaza, most of the people
are Garments workers among the dead people. We also
informed our Economy directly influenced by the
Garments Sectors. Our Government gets a large sum of
foreign currency from this industrialization.
To find out the reasons of collapsing Rana Plaza.
To find out the threats and effects on Economy in
Bangladesh.
To know about the infrastructure.
To know the problems of Garments Industry.
The impacts of international relationship on
International Trade.
1.4 Study methodology :-
This project report has been prepared on this basisof experimental gathered during the period of theproject report. For preparing this report I have toinvestigate The Daily Stares, The Prothom Alo, BBCNews, Bangladesh Protidin, The internet Websites suchas www.assignment.com, www.wikipedia.com, etc forcollecting data about the internship project report.
1.4.1 Primary data:-
From the local area of different people, I had gotten
the information. To collect the data, I also had to
communicate many people of Savar those people are
dwelled adjacent to the collapsing place.
1.4.2 Secondary data:-
To prepare the project report, I use different
Newspapers where are in the secondary data
particularly contained. I also visit various
websites.
1.5 Paradigms of the Study:-
This study has focused upon the various problems
regarding the collapsing Rana Plaza at Savar. I have
taken the data on the basis of the reasons of
collapsing, the problems of Garments Industry,
threats and Economics effects in Bangladesh.
1.6 Limitation of the study:-
This project report may encounter the following
limitation:-
Lack of provisions.
The study will be included with long time.
Lack of necessary explanation of the project
report by turns.
This circumstance was in the intolerable moment.
The profile of Sohel Rana and the Government steps:-
2.1 Owner as well as convicted persons
2.2 The genealogy of Sohel Rana
2.3 The operations of RAB
2.4 The Suspension of eight Govt.
personnel
2.5 The residential opportunity for the
victims
2.1 Owner as well as convicted persons:-The building, Rana Plaza, was owned by Sohel Rana,
allegedly leading member of the local “Jubo League”,
the youth wing of the ruling “Awami league” political
Party. The collapsing building was built in 2007 and
before constructing, a abandon area like rejected
pond is dominated to Rana illegally. Those people who
are convicted regarding the destructive Tragedy,
Shohel Rana is one of them all the other convicted
persons are remarked below:-
Shohel Rana (Owner of the building).
Bazlus Samad Adnan (New wave Buttons).
Mahabubur Rahman Taposh (Managing Director
of New wave Buttons).
Aminul Islam (Owner of Fantom Garments).
Imtamum Hossan (Technologist of Savar zilla
area).
Ali Mia (Deputy Technologist of Savar zilla
area).
Those people’s names are remarkable in the top of the
line. They were basically responsible for happening
that tragedy at savar in Dhaka.
2.2 The genealogy of Sohel Rana:- The people of Savar knew Sohel Rana as the person who
became the Juboleague Leader (Awami youth Wing) of
Savar all of a sudden. He was the son of Khaleq Kolu.
His father’s was from the Singay Upozila of Joymondop
village in Manikganj District. Only two decades ago
his penniless father Khaleq Kolu left his home land
in search of a better life in Namapara, at Savar. He
started a little business of making mustard oil by
crushing mustard seeds himself and later selling them
to make enough money to feed the family. Rana use to
help his father with making the mustard oil. Rana
left school in year 8 and grew up to be a very
despicable young man by joining the local terrorist
group. Overnight Rana accumulated a huge mountain of
black money from an unseen power. He became well
known as the illegal occupier of people’s lands.
Multi storey building started to grow one after
another in his name. The 9 Storey Rana Plaza, 9
Storey Rana Tower and a 5 Storey Residence building
for himself were among a few of his assets.
He was the Ex-Secretary of Chatroleague (Awami
student wing) in Savar before his current position as
the Juboleague convener for the city of Savar. He is
very closely associated with the Saver Awami League
MP, Tawheed Jong Murad, who has helped him to
accumulate all this wealth. If you set foot in Savar
Bazar, the closeness of Savar MP and Sohel Rana can
be seen in huge banners where they are pictured
welcoming each other. Rana used his vast wealth to
hide his dark past before the collapse of Savar Rana
Plaza.
The land where Rana Plaza was illegally built, was
originally owned by a Hindu man by the name of
Naryanchondro. He was later referred to as ‘pagla’
since he became mad as a result of being thrown out
of his lands. Even though no formal complaint was
made against Rana (as they were threatened with
death). His name was mentioned in three separate
incidents of murder in Savar.
Among the murdered was his own brother in law
(sister’s husband) whose only crime was that he was a
BNP supporter who married his sister in secret.
Another was his own party member who was bought into
his basement for a drink but later killed by Rana.
The third innocent individual fell victim during a
dispute with Rana.
The collapse building owner of Rana made this claim
to a journalist on the day of the collapse “Bengalis
make a big deal out of everything” referring to the
cracks in the wall of the building. Those journalists
have a copy of his recorded interview.
A couple of rescued survivors of the collapsed
building said, on the day of the event when they
refused to enter the building, Rana told them that
the building was safe and the cracks was just a
simple plastering issue.
Rana Plaza was rented out to 5 factory owners. Those
factory owners utilized Rana to inflict torture on
their garments workers., including physical and
mental abuse. Even on the day of the accident the
factory owners called Rana into force the garment
workers to entire the building. The names of the
factories were, New Buttons, Neway Style, Phantom
Apparels, Pang tag Year Tang. After the collapse of
the Rana Plaza building, none of the careless factory
owners contacted the BGMEA (Bangladesh Garments
Manufacturing Exporters Association) an organization
that looks out for the Garments owners. BGMEA was
trying to communicate with these owners.
The basement of Rana Plaza was also used for various
other purposes. If was used as a storage for drugs
and Wine containers imported from bought through the
Indian border in Jessore.
2.3 The operations of RAB:-Sohel Rana was arrested by RAB (Rapid action
Battalion force) on the 28th of April with a huge
possession of alcohol in Benapol, Jessore near the
Indian borders as he was fleeing to India. His arrest
was made based on a simple building construction code
act which gives a maximum sentence of 5 years
imprisonment and a fine of TK 50,000 only. And like
many others before him he will be released back into
society after his sentence has been served where he
will continue the corruption and exploitation of many
normal, innocent people of the country.
The members of Detective Branch (DB) of police
arrested father of Sohel Rana, owner of Rana Plaza,
named Abdul Khalek Alias Kolu Khalek. A team of
Detective Branch police arrested Khalek from
capital’s Moghbazar area on 29th April noon.
2.4 The Suspension of eight Govt.
personnel:-
The complain for giving the permission of the illegal
building without proper verification, eight employees
has already been suspended preliminary by the
government. But one of the person has already been
retired. Almost the step has been taken after one and
half months of the tragedy.
Inspite of it’s illegal setting up generators of
various floors without any permission by law, they
don’t pay heed any time. From that it is considered
according to the report, they have been neglected to
the duties and for their negligence this tragedy
could be happened. They do not also take necessary
observation and relevant verification. They had
winked the illegal task in this paradigms.
2.5 The residential opportunity for the
victims:-
Regarding the Rana plaza collapsing those people who
are fallen the victims, The Bangladesh government has
declared for providing their residential opportunity.
With the passage of time, The government will acquire
the land of the collapsed Rana Plaza, which came
crashing down on April 24, and take up a long-term
plan to rehabilitate the victims’ family members
there. Jahangir Kabir Nanak, state minister for local
government, made these comments while talking to
reporters at the collapsed Rana Plaza site after a
prayer service for the victims.
The compensation as well as Donations, Wages and Salaries:-
3.1 The Compensation of Government
3.2 The compensation of BGMEA
3.3 Donors Supported "Rana Plaza
Victims" Through CRP
3.3.1 3.3.1 At CRP, Savar
3.3.2 At CRP, Mirpur
3.4 The Comparison of per hour’s Wages
and Salaries
3.1 The Compensation of Government:-
Bangladesh government has been declared giving the
compensation to the victims people. Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina has been given the compensation by
turns five times those people are fallen down at the
victims. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gives the
family accumulation papers to the 133 family members
those has been died and 18 family members those
people are serious injured. From 10 to 15 lac BDT
has been given to the both family. Before that Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina has been given the
compensation to the 452 families by tunes at four
times one after another from her well-being funds.
3.2 The compensation of BGMEA:-
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers Exporters
Association (BGMEA) has already paid the compensation
to the victim people’s family members those are died
and seriously injured at Savar tragedy at Savar. This
organization has paid the compensation gradually to
those people. They have given the compensation money
at first 325 by turns twice from at least 1 lac to 3
lac and which money has been distributed by the prime
minister Sheikh Hasina by her own hand. Besides those
people are seriously injured also has been taken
interpretation for their betterment as well as all
medical allowance are borne by the organization. In
this regard BGMEA Vice-President has told that 838
dead bodies has been identified and another 291 DNA
has been given at the forensic division for
identifying at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. From
this tragedy those bodies has been identified at that
time at Adhorchandro school playground, then 20,000
thousand taka had been distributed to the victims
family.
And the residual’s families will be given the
financial assistance very soon. All the problems of
every victims family is not the similar which has
been delivered this speech by him. He also adds those
families of dead has contained only parents, 1 lac
will be given and another whose has not only parents
but also wife and children, 3 lac will be given on
consideration. He also says that the all medical
expenses are borne by the organization (BGMEA).
Expenses of some special hospital at Dhaka are
statistically found out that at Apollo hospital BDT
100,00,000/= has been spent as the treatment of those
people. At Square Hospital BDT 40,00,000/=, at United
Hospital BDT 18,00,000/= has been given as the
expenses for the patients. Those has lost their limbs
of their bodies from the tragedy vocational aids from
foreign countries will be taken for substituting.
Besides all expenses like residential expenses,
transportation costs, food-stuffs, wil be given for
that’s moment to the relatives of victims people.
3.3 Donors Supported "Rana Plaza Victims"Through CRP:CRP Management is very pleased to announce that, many
organisations and individual donors from home and
abroad wanted to support the victims of "Rana
Plaza"tragedy through CRP. We would like to thank
them all for such noble intentions. Many have already
contributed. We would like to convey our heartiest
thanks to them. Following are a few of our donors
contribution NGO Service their support for Rana Plaza
Victims to CRP management:
3.3.1 At CRP, Savar:
1. Epyllion Group: BDT 50,000 (27-04-13)
2. Syeda Sohana Parvin, Canada: BDT 44,329 (28-04-13)
3. Imon Chowdhury, Chittagong University: BDT 8,500 (29-04-
13)
4. Hafiza Rahman: BDT 5,000 (29-04-13)
5. Johora Alam Eti: BDT 2,155 (29-04-13)
6. Mesbah Uddin Mishu: BDT 5,000 (30-04-13)
7. Saddam: 500 (30-04-13)
8. Asst. Director, Direct Employment & Manpower Office:
3,000 (30-04-13)
9. Dr. Joseph A. Rogario: IV Injections, medicines
10. Volunteer of CRP: BDT 14,385
11. Bangladesh University of Professional Literature
Club: BDT 45,650 (02-05-13)
12. Dhira, Kaniz, Sonia, Sabrina: BDT 8,185 (02-05-13)
13. Lisa Ahmed: BDT 7,400
14. Epyllion Group: BDT 5,000 (02-05-13)
15. Jaki Mustofa Chowdhury, Engineer, WASA, Dhaka:
BDT 12,000 (29-04-13)
16. A.B.M. Mashbah uddin (Mishu), Comilla: BDT 5,000
17. Bangladesh agriculture University Residential Campus
Members & K.B School & K.B. College: BDT 52,400 (29-04-
13)
18. Dr. Ashraful Alam: BDT 50,000
19. Mr. Saddam: BDT 500
20. Dhira, Kaniz, Sonia and Sabrina: BDT 8,185
21. Shefa Islam: BDT 5,000 (04-05-13)
22. ACI Pharmaceuticals: Medicine
23. Ali Amjad Choudhury, ACA: BDT 10,000 (29-04-13)
24. Quazi Shairul Hassan: BDT 1,00,000 (30-04-13)
25. Shah Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahman: BDT 30,000 (02-05-
13)
26. Tanha, Mymensingh Agriculture University: BDT 4,740
(29-04-13)
27. Prothom Alo trust: BDT 2,40,000 only for wheel
chairs (02-05-13)
28. ARY’s Academy: BDT 35,500 (04-05-13)
29. FNT/AHL: BDT 100,000 (04-05-13)
30. Nursing Dept., CRP Savar: BDT 10,000 (05-05-13)
31. Farida Rahman: BDT 1,000 (06-05-13)
32. Md. Morshed Alam: BDT 1,000 (06-05-13)
33. Mrs. Tahmina Begum: BDT 2,100 (06-05-13)
34. Ashraful Alam: BDT 50,000 (04-05-13)
35. Kids Tutorial: BDT 88,916 (04-05-13)
36. Australian School: BDT 30,000 (04-05-13)
37. Shurid 18: BDT 1,00,000 for assistive devices,
wheelchair, artificial limbs (07-05-13)
38. Ferdous Ahmed Naser: BDT 1,00,000 (07-05-13)
39. Humayun Kabir: BDT 20,008 (07-05-13)
40. Mahmuda Begum: BDT 1,500 (08-05-13)
41. SABINCO: BDT 2,00,000 (08-05-13)
42. Md. M Hannan: BDT 25,000 (08-05-13)
43. Staffs, Mirpur-CRP: BDT 11,602 (11-05-13)
44. Sajib and Friends: BDT 29,000 (12-05-13)
45. Beautiful Mind: BDT 19,000 (12-05-13)
46. BDPC: BDT 12,200 (13-05-13)
47. Mrs. Rawshan Mobarak: BDT 3,000 (14-05-13)
48. Citibank N.A Bangladesh: BDT 10,00,000 (15-05-13)
49. Citibank Employees: BDT 6,37,719 (15-05-13)
50. Green Herald Int. School: BDT 2,45,240 (15-05-13)
51. Research & Development (Refrigerator) Walton Hi-Tech
Ind.: BDT 15,300 (15-05-13)
52. Technohaven Company Limited, Sanjoy Debnath:
BDT 15,000
53. Consumark Limited - Habib Sattar (M.D), Nasreen
Sattar, employees: BDT 50,000
54. Tarun Shanbadik Shomaj (TSS): BDT 7,000
55. People of Atikokan, Canada: BDT 1,00,000
56. Prothom Alo Trust: BDT5,00,000 (20-05-13)
57. Dr. Shahiduzzaman Khan: BDT 1,52,000 (02-05-13)
58. Md. Abdul Bari: BDT 1,02,000 (22-05-13)
59. Mr. Sujaul Islam, Senior Research Asst., ICDDRB:
Medicine
60. Australian School, Dhaka, Campus-3, Mr. Azim: BDT
50,501
61. Jan & John Steffens: BDT 80,000 (18-05-13)
62. People of Atikokan, Canada: BDT 1,00,000 (18-05-13)
63. Inner Wheel District 328: BDT 1,00,000 (19-05-13)
64. Savar Tragedy Support Group, Sydney: Aus$17,224 (BDT
12,91,800), (24-05-13)
65. Capt. Md. Shafiul Azam, Bangladesh Navy: BDT 5,000
(25-05-13)
66. Shabana Ali: BDT 1,00,000
67. Aftabuzzaman: BDT 1,52,000 (28-05-13)
68. Probin Mohila Songothon (Hemontica): BDT 1,62,000
(27-05-13)
69. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Limited: BDT 21,76,254 (27-05-13)
70. IBA, Dhaka University ( MBA-49D): BDT 38,500 (22-05-
13)
71. Shaptabarna Sangshad: BDT 80,000 (22-05-13)
72. Ms. Shameema Ferdous: BDT 30,000 (22-05-13)
73. Ms. Nazifa: BDT 100 (26-05-13)
74. Lari Walton: BDT 40,350
75. Akij Group: BDT 12,00,000 (20-05-13)
76. Deepika Dewan: BDT 1,00,000 (20-05-13)
77. Fu Wang Ceramic Industries Limited: BDT 50,000 (20-
05-13)
78. M.E.K Lutfullah BDT 53,593 (20-05-13)
79. Greater San Diego Bangladesh Associate: BDT 80,700
(20-05-13)
80. Md. Amirus Salam Rahel: BDT 25,000 (20-05-13)
81. Md. Abdul Basher: BDT 5,000 (20-05-13)
82. Md. Mushraf Hossain: BDT 46,043 (27-05-13)
83. Mrs. Mariam Sultana, Mohammodpur: BDT 5,000
84. Banani Society: BDT 3,00,000 (25-05-13)
85. Baridhara Society: BDT 2,00,000 (25-05-13)
86. Together For Justice(TFJ), Canada: BDT 1,10,000 (28-
05-13)
87. Indesore: BDT 500,000 (29-05-13)
88. PIES CUAORADOS Ltd.: BDT 10,50,000 (29-05-13)
89. International Recreation Clubs Ltd.: BDT 13,57,500
(29-05-13)
90. VF Asia Ltd.: BDT 9,74,313 (29-05-13)
91. Nursing Dept. CRP- Mipur: BDT 900 (29-05-13)
92. Azra Faizi Ahmed: 2 stand fans (30-05-13)
93. Naiyer Ara Kabir: 2 stand fans (30-05-13)
94. Ishrat Afroze Akhter: 2 stand fans (30-05-13)
95. Ismat Afroze Kabir: 2 stand fans (30-05-13)
96. Rifat Abdullah: 2 stand fans (30-05-13)
97. ICF International, USA -$5000(16.05.2013)
98. Abdur Razzak BDT 67000/= (17.06.2013)
99. Baitul Aman Jame Mashjid-BDT-73,990 (01.06.2013)
100. World Bank Employees in Bangladesh- BDT-92,200.
(30.05.2013)
101. Baridhara Cosmopolitan Club-BDT-1,14,000.
(03.06.2013)
102. Milestone College-BDT-3,00,000.(03.06.2013)
103. Md. Rezwanur Rahman-BDT-5,000.(01.06.2013)
104. Regina-BDT-10,000.(09.06.2013)
105. Humayun Kabir- BDT-20,007.(14.05.2013)
106. Eastern Point Flat Owner’s Cooperative Society Ltd.-
BDT-51,565.(09.06.2013)
107. American International School, Dhaka (AISD) BDT
184832(11.06.2013)
108. Australian Residence BDT 50000/= (16.06.2013)
109. Rotary Club of Dhaka Buriganga BDT 377,000
(19.06.2013)
110. US Mission Bangladesh Employee Welfare Association
BDT 150,000 ( 19.05.2013)
3.3.2 At CRP, Mirpur
DEA (Department of English Alumni), Dhaka
Commerce College: BDT 62,450
Samiha Tasnim Khan: BDT 10,000 (29-05-13)
3.4 The Comparison of per hour’s Wages
and Salaries:
Bangladesh is the third largest exporter in the world
of garments to the U.S. In 2009, Bangladesh shipped
$3.41 billion worth of garments to the U.S. The
United States is not trying to steal garment jobs
from Bangladesh. In fact, 97 percent of all garments
purchased in the U.S. are imports--with Bangladesh as
the third largest supplier. So, the ratio of hourly
wages and salaries of garment workers are remark
here.
Countr
y
Hourly
WagesUnited
States
$8.25-
14.00
United
Kingdom$7.58-9.11
Venezeula $2.73
Costa
Rica$2.19
Guatemala $1.21
Colombia $1.20
Honduras $1.02
Philippin
es$0.94-1.00
China $0.93
Peru $0.92
El
Salvador
$0.92
Jordan $0.74
Malaysia $0.73
Nicaragua $0.65
Bahrain $0.57
Thailand $0.56
India $0.55-0.68
Mauritius $0.55-0.65
Vietnam $0.52
Egypt $0.50-0.87
Mexico $0.50-0.53
Sri Lanka $0.46
Pakistan $0.37
Indonesia $0.35
Cambodia $0.24
Banglades
h$0.21
The collapsing problems of Ranaplaza as well as the main environmental problems of Garment workers:
4.1 The reasons for collapsing the
building.
4.2 The main environmental problems of
garments workers.
Raw materials.
Unskilled workers.
Improper working environment.
Lack of managerial knowledge.
Gendered division of labour.
Wages.
Insufficient of loan.
Unit labour cost.
Working hours.
Poor accommodation facilities.
Safety Problems.
Political crisis.
Price competitiveness.
Lead time.
4.1 The reasons for collapsing the building:Those problems are responsible for collapsing the
Rana Plaza at Savar , they are given below here:
Using of lower level materials.
Used unstable pillars use for the building.
Using the lower pillars for constructing the
building.
The problems of building infrastructure.
Keep heavy machines at the building.
The instalment of generators not only on roof top
but also the another floors.
Not to test the soil when was the building
constructed.
Do not use the proper drawing map when was the
building constructed.
Keep excess raw-materials in different floors at
the building.
Stay excess workers in different floors at the
building.
In spite of crashing the wall not to take proper
steps.
The over confidence of the owner of the building.
Giving the error decision for foundation
recognition.
Using political extortion for constructing the
building illegally.
Not to build for facing earthquake
Make the building on a abandon pond by filing
soil.
Lack of ethics to build the building.
4.2 The main environmental problems of garments workers:Which the main environmental problems of garmentworkers is become a common phenomenon these are givenbelow:
Raw materials. Unskilled workers. Improper working environment. Lack of managerial knowledge. Gendered division of labour. Wages. Insufficient of loan. Unit labour cost. Working hours. Poor accommodation facilities. Safety Problems. Political crisis. Price competitiveness. Lead time.
Raw materials:-
Bangladesh imports raw materials for garments
like cotton, thread colour etc. This dependence
on raw materials hampers the development of
garments industry. Moreover, foreign suppliers
often supply low quality materials, which result
in low quality products.
Unskilled workers:-
Most of the illiterate women workers employed in
garments are unskilled and so their products
often become lower in quality.
Improper working environment:-
Taking the advantages of workers' poverty and
ignorance the owners forced them to work in
unsafe and unhealthy work place overcrowded with
workers beyond capacity of the factory floor and
improper ventilation.
Most of the garment factories in our country lack
the basic amenities where our garment workers
sweat their brows from morning to evening to earn
our countries the major portion of our foreign
exchange. Anybody visiting the factory the first
impression he or she will have that these workers
are in a roost.
Improper ventilation, stuffy situation, filthy
rooms are the characteristics of the majority of
our factories. The owners profit are the first
priority and this attitude has gone to such an
extent that they do not care about their lives.
Lack of managerial knowledge:-
There are some other problems which are
associated with this sector. Those are- lack of
marketing tactics, absence of easily on-hand
middle management, a small number of
manufacturing methods, lack of training
organizations for industrial workers, supervisors
and managers, autocratic approach of nearly all
the investors, fewer process units for textiles
and garments, sluggish backward or forward
blending procedure, incompetent ports, entry/exit
complicated and loading/unloading takes much
time, time-consuming custom clearance etc.
Gendered division of labour:-
In the garment industry in Bangladesh, tasks are
allocated largely on the basis of gender. This
determines many of the working conditions of
women workers. All the workers in the sewing
section are women, while almost all those in the
cutting, ironing and finishing sections are men.
Women workers are absorbed in a variety of
occupations from cutting, sewing, inserting
buttons, making button holes, checking, cleaning
the threads, ironing, folding, packing and
training to supervising.
Women work mainly as helpers, machinists and less
frequently, as line supervisors and quality
controllers. There are no female cutting masters.
Men dominate the administrative and management
level jobs. Women are discriminated against in
terms of access to higher-paid white collar and
management positions.
When asked why they prefer to employ women foe
sewing, the owner and managers gave several
reasons. Most felt that sewing is traditionally
done by women and that women are more patient and
more controllable than men.
Wages:-
The government of Bangladesh sets minimum wages
for various categories of workers. According of
Minimum Wage Ordinance 1994, apprentices’ helpers
are to receive Tk500 and Tk930 per month
respectively. Apprentices are helpers who have
been working in the garment industry for less
than three months. After three months,
Apprentices are appointed as helpers. Often
female helpers are discriminated against in terms
of wages levels, and these wages are also often
fixed far below the minimum wage rate. A survey
conducted in 1998 showed that 73% of female
helpers, as opposed to 15% of their male
counterparts, did not receive even the minimum
wage.
Insufficient of loan:-
Insufficiency of loan in time, uncertainly of
electricity, delay in getting materials, lack of
communication, problem in taxes etc. Often
obstruct the industry. In the world market 115 to
120 items of dress are in demand where as
Bangladesh supplies only ten to twelve items of
garments. India, south Korea, Hong Kong,
Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan etc, have made
remarkable progress in garments industries.
Bangladesh is going to challenge the garments of
those countries in the world market.
Unit labour cost:-
Bangladesh has the cheapest unit labour cost in
South Asia. It costs only 11 cents to produce a
shirt in Bangladesh, whereas it costs 79 cents in
Sri Lanka and 26 cents in India. Clearly,
Bangladesh’s comparative advantage lies in having
the cheapest unit labour cost.
Working hours:-
Though the wages are low, the working hours are
very long. The RMG factories claim to operate one
eight-hour shift six days a week. The 1965
factory Act allows women to work delivery
deadlines; however, women are virtually compelled
to work after 8 o’clock. Sometimes they work
until 3 o’clock in the morning and report back to
start work again five hours later at 8 o’clock.
They are asked to work whole months at a time the
Factory Act, which stipulates that no employee
should work more than ten days consecutively
without a break.
Poor accommodation facilities:-
As most of the garment workers come from the poor
family and comes from the remote areas and they
have to attend to the duties on time, these
workers have to hire a room near the factory
where four to five huddle in a room and spend
life in sub human condition.
For four to five workers there is one common
latrine and a kitchen for which they have to pay
from Tk=2000 to Tk=2500/-.They share this amount
among themselves to minimize the accommodation
expense.
One cannot believe their eyes in what horrible
condition they have to pass out their time after
almost whole day of hard work in the factory.
After laborious job they come into their roost,
cook their food and have their dinner or lunch in
unhygienic floor or bed and sleep where they take
their food. They share the single bed or sleep on
the floor.
The owners of these factories must not treat the
workers as animals. The owners of these factories
who drive the most luxurious car and live in most
luxurious house do ever think that these are the
workers who have made their living so juicy. Will
these selfish owners ever think of these workers
of their better living for the sake of humanity
by providing better accommodation for these
workers in addition to providing with the job.
Safety Problems:-
Because of the carelessness of the factory
management and for their arrogance factory doors
used to be kept locked for security reason
defying act
Safety need for the worker is mandatory to
maintain in all the organization. But without the
facility of this necessary product a lot of
accident is occur incurred every year in most of
the company. Some important cause of the accident
are given below-
Machine layout is often staggered
Lack of signage for escape route
No provision for emergency lighting
Doors, opening along escape routes, are not
fire resistant
Doors are not self-closing and often do not
open along the direction of escape
Adequate doors as well as adequate
staircases are not provided to aid quick
exit
Fire exit or emergency staircase lacks
proper maintenance
Lack of proper exit route to reach the place
of safety
Parked vehicles, goods and rubbish on the
outside of the building obstruct exits to the
open air
Fire in a Bangladesh factory is likely to
spread quickly because the principle of
compartmentalization is practiced.
Political crisis:-
Garments industries often pay dearly for
political unrest, hartal and terrorism etc.
The international market has withdrawn quota
advantage over garments export form Bangladesh
since December 2005.
Bangladesh has to advance cautiously for getting
better position of her garments in the world
market. Finally destruction of twin tower in 11
September 2001. invasion on Afghanistan and Iraq
and depression in world Economy have seriously
affected the export trade of Bangladesh.
Price competitiveness:-
China and some other competitors of Bangladesh
have implemented sharp price-cutting policies in
exporting garment products over the last few
years, but Bangladesh has failed to respond
effectively to such policies. China was able to
drop the export price of 29 garment categories by
46 per cent on average in the United States
within a year, from $6.23 per sq metre in
December 2001 to $3.37 per sq metre in December
2002. Bangladesh needs to respond to such price-
cutting policies of its rivals in order to remain
competitive in the quota-free global market.
Lead time:-
Lead time refers to the time required for
supplying the ordered garment products after the
export order has been received.
In the 1980s, the usual lead time in the garment
industry was 120-150 days for the main garment
supplier countries of the world; it has been
reduced to 30-40 days in the current decade.
However, in this regard the Bangladesh RMG
industry has improved little; for example, the
average lead time is 90-120 days for woven
garment firms and 60-80 days for knit garment
firms. In China, the average lead time is 40-60
days and 50-60 days for woven and knit products
respectively; in India, it is 50-70 days and 60-
70 days for the same products respectively.
Bangladesh should improve its average lead time
to compete in the international market.
The Threats and effects on Economy in Bangladesh:
5.1 The Threats on Economy in Bangladesh.
5.2 The Effects on Economy in Bangladesh.
5.3 GSP opportunities.
5.1 The Threats on Economy in Bangladesh.
It is known to all that Bangladesh is a developing
country. So collapsing Rana plaza is a massive threat
for the Economy in Bangladesh. As the collapsing
building is interacted with garments industry so our
national Economy can be lag behind from the present
circumstances. Which threats and effects can be
fallen on Economy in Bangladesh these are
remarkable:-
The image of Bangladesh can be destroyed.
Foreign Buyers can be changed their opinion
against Bangladesh garment sector.
Trustworthiness can be hampered.
Demand of Bangladeshi Product can be
minimized.
Garments industry can be knocked at the
destruction.
Unemployment tendency can be increased.
Garments industry can be demolished in
future.
The life style of public people of our
country can be changed into bad
circumstances from this Economic effects.
The improvement of our country can be
stopped.
The industrialization of our country can be
fallen down by turns such as an
unexpectable tragedy.
The international relation between our
country between European Union can be
divided in differentiation.
It Can be hampered to the universal
brotherhood.
It can be influenced Globalization.
The reputation of our country can be
hampered.
it can be created political gap among the
political parties.
It can be allowed not stuck vehicles alerts.
For such a tragedy striking probability of
personnel of garment industries can be
increased.
5.2 The Effects on Economy in Bangladesh.
The overall Socio-Economic condition of our
country can be damaged.
Bangladesh can be deprived of GSP facilities
from the USA.
Production can be declined.
Products good quality can be ruined.
Foreign Currency can be declined.
Revenue target can be missed.
It Can be made loss that profit.
Economic increasing velocity can be
gradually declined.
It can be money inflation
GDP growth rate can be minimized.
The tendency of poverty can be maximized day
by day.
Financial aids from reputed organizations
like World Bank,(IMF) International Monetary
Fund can stop their aids to our Economy.
5.3 GSP opportunities:-
The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
opportunities which is derived from the United States
of America and that is also exportable opportunity.
GSP opportunity has been stopped preliminary for the
worlds stress. It is known to all that GSP
opportunity keeps a great contribution on the Economy
of Bangladesh. It has already impacted on our
national Economy. For stopping the GSP opportunity
our Economy can be the running velocity than before.
Basically the United States has stopped the GSP
opportunity not for containing in our garment sectors
such as, lack of better environment, lack of the
proper distribution of Wages and Salaries, want of
sufficient vacation, forcing to work, lack of
allowances, lack of transaction facilities etc. are
the main provisions regarding GSP stopping. If
the GSP opportunity is not get back it can negative
impact on our national Economy in Bangladesh. Our
country will lag behind in garment sectors. So it
should be adopted proper step to resume back the GSP
opportunity.
The USA suspended the Generalized System of
Preferences (GSP) facilities on the entrance of
Bangladeshi product into the US market which has
created lack drop in our economy. Because of this
suspension each and every Bangladeshi is very upset.
The USA is our long outstanding partner of
development. In fact, there was no such kind of GSP
facilities in garments sector in the USA.. It is
unfortunate that, they have brought into
consideration the accident of Savar Rana Plaza,
Tazrin Fashion, unsolved case of Aminul murder case.
Since 2007, the biggest labor union of the USA, AFL-
CIO has been persuading the USA to stop the GSP
facilities for Bangladesh. The New York Times (July
25, 2013) writers "Bangladeshi garment industry`s
trade group has seen its influence soar as the
country has become a global garment power".
Meanwhile, US congressman Sander Levin visited in
Bangladesh to assess the progress of workers safety
and socio economic condition of the country.
Next GSP hearing will be on December as commented by
USA envoy Dan W. Mozena. On July 19, the US
government made public an action plan outlining
measures to protect workers’ rights and address those
in a meaningful way. On the basis of this action
plan, the United States looks forward to working on
the actions with Bangladesh it needs to take in
relation to potential reinstatement of GSP
benefit.Eilen O’ Kane Tausher has been appointed as
an independent chair of the North American Alliance
platform of US based retailers for Bangladesh worker
safety.
Though with the GSP facilities almost 4800 products
of Bangladesh can enter into the US market without
paying duty, the garments sector does not enjoy this
facility. Recently, the man-made tragedy of Savar
Rana Plaza is certainly an unfortunate event for
Bangladesh. We come to know about the ill interest of
a particular class of people ignoring the established
rules and regulations. Due to this tragedy, almost,
1130 people died a tragic death and almost 200 people
got severely injured. The tendency of ignoring the
law of the country by some particular class of people
is responsible for Savar Rana Plaza tragedy. When a
country turns into a developed country from a
developing country, there is exploitation and
deprivation of labor, although it is not accepted at
all.History showed in every country such type of
incidents during the industrial reversal.
Not only Rana Plaza but also many buildings of every
corner of Bangladesh including Dhaka city have been
built without following design, even those are built
without the permission of concerned authority, many
people change and expand the design of the buildings
without feeling any hesitation.On the other hand,
according to the rule of load management, it is said
that when a building is made with 10,000 people load
capacity; only 6000 people can work there. The
building must be checked by a structural engineer if
any type of crack is found. We can`t only depend on
government only for that, rather we have to take
private initiatives and obey ethical values to avoid
such type of accidents.At the same time, I would like
to invite NGOs to come forward for rehabilitation of
the victim workers. Bangladesh Army has done a
praiseworthy job finishing the rescue job skillfully.
Certainly it can never be expected that again and
again the laborers will become the victims of such
kind of accidents.
. If the GSP opportunity is not get back it can
negative impact on our national Economy in
Bangladesh. Our country will lag behind in garment
sectors. So it should be adopted proper step to
resume back the GSP opportunity. On the other hands,
it will be happen an unthinkable revolution in
garment sectors. As soon as possible the Government
should take necessary steps so that our country does
not bereft of GSP opportunity from the United States.
The SWOT analysis and Findings:-
6.1 SWOT analysis.
6.2 Findings.
6.3 Questionnaires.
6.1 SWOT Analysis:-strengths:-
1. Suitable place for rescuing operations.
2. The unity of the all level people.
3. Capable to quick action taken
4. Rescuing operations by all people in a
body.
Weaknesses:-
1. Using lower raw-Materials.
2. Keeping heavy machines at different
floors at the building.
3. Lack of rescuing instrument.
4. Using unstable pillars.
5. Political instability.
Opportunities:-
1. The participation of various armed
forces as well as the local people.
2. Location of collapsing building which is
near the highway road.
3. The assistance from another country.
4. The assistance for rescuing instrument.
5. Good outlook to create awareness.
Threats:-
1. Strike hartal and political
instability.
2. Economics slow down.
3. Growing doubt about the garment
industries.
4. Changing buyers needs.
5. It can be destroyed the demand of
Bangladeshi garment products.
6. People can be demotiveted.
7. The tendency of workers can be
declined.
8. They can’t certainty.
6.2 Findings:-
1. The problems of building infrastructure.
2. Using of lower level law-materials.
3. Keep heavy machines at the building.
4. Using of unstable pillars for the
building.
5. In spite of its legal foundation, it is
constructed with several floors.
6. Keep excess raw-materials at the
different floors.
7. Not to test the soil when the building
was constructed.
8. Make the building on an abandon pond by
filling soil
9. The installment of the generators had
not only on the roof tops but also
the another floors.
10. Stay excess workers in different floors
at the building.
11. Not to build for facing the earthquakes.
12. lack of ethics.
6.3 Questionnaires:-
1. Should the government take proper steps for stopping such types of tragedy ?.
Yes No
2. Should the government as well as the BGMEA investigate about the tragedy
?.
Yes No
3. Should we raise awareness among the whole people ?.
Yes No
4. What should we do for the tragedy? Will we a vitalrole ?.
Yes No
5. Besides the rescue aids, should we provide the food-stuffs for the victims ?
Yes No
6. Ought the government to impose proper instruction by RAZUK for
constructing building ?.
Yes No
7. As a large sum of foreign currency come from abroad, so should the
government as well as the BGMEA take proper stepsfor paying the proper
Wages and Salaries?.
Yes No
8. Should the garments industries provide moderate atmosphere for the workers
?
Yes No
9. Should the government as well as BGMEA provide thetransportation, and
Others opportunities?.
Yes No
10. Should the workers become self- fluent for getting their rights ?.
Yes No
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Recommendation and Conclusion 7.1 Recommendation 7.2 Conclusion 7.3 References
7.1 Recommendations:-01.Government should take an effective measures to
stop such kind of tragedy.
02.At present our countries economy is fully
dependent on readymade garment industry so the
government should provide proper opportunity for
the garment workers.
03.The government should investigate on this matter
so that such kind of tragedy not to happen in
future.
04.BGMEA should provide the proper wages and
salaries to the garments workers.
05.RAZUK should not approve such types of unplanned
drawing building structure.
06.By the government as well as the private sector
(BGMEA) should take proper steps to control such
kind of tragedy.
07. The government and private sector (BGMEA)
should develop professional management
especially for our garments industry. 08.The Government as well as the private sector
(BGMEA) should also provide the allowance
opportunity for the garment workers.
09.As garment industry takes a unavoidable role in
our national Economy so the government should
provide proper recognition as the workers.
10.If its become possible besides allowance
opportunity, residential opportunity,
transportation opportunity, should be provided.
7.2 Conclusion:-
The Rana plaza collapsing is the greatest tragedy in
the national history of Bangladesh. Now it is known
to all the worlds people about what has happened on
that day. On that day there are many people died
unexpectedly and about 2,500 injured people are
rescued from the collapsing building. The armed
forces as well as the public local people
participated to rescue those people alive. It was the
day which is intolerable. In fine it can be said that
the government as well as the private sector (BGMEA)
Should take proper steps to control such kind of
tragedy.
7.3 References:- Websites:-
www.wikipedia.com
www.assignment.com
Daily Newspapers:-
The Economist
BBC News
The Daily Stars
