Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will disburse compensation today to the relatives of the workers killed in a fire at Tazreen Fashions.

Preliminarily, every family of the deceased will get nearly Tk 6 lakh each, said BGMEA President Shafiul Islam at a hurriedly called press briefing at the trade body's office in Dhaka yesterday.The

relatives of the deceased will collect the cheques from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Shafiul said, adding that the prime minister, BGMEA and some donors have contributed to the fund.

The BGMEA chief also said they have opened two information centres - one at Ashulia and another at the BGMEA office in Dhaka - for the Tazreen incident.

A total of 51 workers are undergoing treatment in different hospitals under the auspices of BGMEA, he said.

He said the injured workers can contact BGMEA's Additional Secretary Zaglul Hyder at 01817044677 or 8140310 for treatment.

The BGMEA will brief the media at its office at 3pm everyday on the latest developments of the Tazreen situation.