BIDA plans to inspect 10K more factories in Bangladesh: Top official

03 Feb '23

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The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has planned to inspect 10,000 more factories across the country, according to prime minister's private sector industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman, who recently attended the second meeting of the national committee formed to prevent accidents in factories, mills, industrial and commercial establishments.

BIDA has already inspected 5,206 factories.

The meeting also discussed the matter of converting the Directorate of Inspection of Factories and Establishments into an authority by increasing its manpower and jurisdiction, Rahman was quoted as saying by a news agency.

Out of the total inspected factories, he said, 17 factories that score less than 25 per cent of the specified criteria will be given an opportunity to improve their overall situation over the next three months.

"If a certain amount of improvement does not happen, those companies will be sealed," he added.

He said 206 companies scoring 50 per cent of the criteria will be given an opportunity for the next six months.

All inspected industrial establishments will be notified of their existing defects and instructed to correct them within a specified period.

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