The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has launched a weeklong campaign to raise awareness about healthcare and safety so that each individual is equipped with the knowledge of essential hygiene protocols both at home, at work, and everywhere else. 

BGMEA President Faruque Hassan along with Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense Director Lieutenant Colonel Tajul Islam Chowdhury inaugurated the weeklong program at BGMEA Complex on May 21.

As part of the weeklong program, BGMEA member factories are carrying out the activities including safety check in the factories and the households of garment workers and employees. They are also raising awareness among health and hygiene including household cleanliness, removing breeding grounds of dengue mosquitos etc. 

The program titled "Hygiene and Safety At Work and Away: Safety First, Safety Foremost" started on May 21 and will continue till May 27.