The closing ceremony of ‘Step Up’ project was held at the Westin Hotel in Dhaka on 12 November.
Honorable Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, MP attended the program as chief guest.
BGMEA President Md. Siddiqur Rahman chaired the event.
FBCCI President Md. Shafiul Islam, Deputy Head of Mission of the Danish Embassy in Bangladesh Refika Hayta, BGMEA Vice President (Finance) Mohammed Nasir and CEO of Dansk Fashion and Textile Thomas Klausen also attended the ceremony.
Step Up project was launched in 2016 to improve productivity and CSR practices in the RMG industry of Bangladesh. The Danish textile and fashion employer associations – Dansk Fashion & Textile (Lead), Danish Chamber of Commerce / WEAR and Danish Fashion Institute – in cooperation with the BGMEA implemented the project, which was financed by Danish development agency DANIDA.