Four apparel companies donate Tk 32.15 lakh for Savar victims

Workers and officials of four apparel companies yesterday donated Tk 32.15 lakh, accumulation of their one-day salaries, for the Rana Plaza victims.
Officials of the companies -- Chaity Group, Modele de Capital ind. Ltd, Epyllion Group, Ashiana Group -- handed over the cheques to Atiqul Islam, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), at the trade body office in Dhaka.
All the factories will remain closed for May Day today, and the BGMEA leaders will visit 515 injured workers at different hospitals at Savar and Dhaka, Islam said at a media briefing.