BGMEA gets 1yr more for office relocation
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) got further extension of a year and ten days for relocating its office from the 15-storey building which was constructed illegally on the capital's Begunbari canal.
The apex court's order will be effective from April 12 to implement a previous verdict by SC that directed BGMEA to demolish the building.
A four-member bench of the Appellate Division of the SC headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hussain passed the order following a petition filed by BGMEA on March 4 seeking time extension for relocating the BGMEA Bhaban.
The BGMEA in its petition requested the apex court to extend by one year its earlier order that postponed the demolition saying they were not fully prepared to knock down the complex.
The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has allocated land to the BGMEA in the capital's Uttara for constructing its new office complex, BGMEA said in the petition, adding that the trade body needs one more year to relocate its office.
The BGMEA also submitted an undertaking to the apex court saying that they would comply with its earlier order for demolishing the building after April 12 next year.
Earlier on June 2, 2016, the SC upheld a 2011 High Court verdict that ordered demolition of the 15-storey BGMEA building.
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