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More than 91 pc cotton crop

cultivation target achieved

Bangladesh Government raises RMG Current season cotton crop output was expected to hectares in order to produce over 14.37 million

workers’ minimum salary to Tk 8,000 cross 14.23 million bales as a 2pc increase was cotton bales during the crop season 2018 to 2019.
witnessed in the area under crop cultivation along
with favorable weather conditions, suitable climate The current sowing season, fixed crop cultivation
The Bangladeshi Govt. has raised the minimum president of Bangladeshi Garment makers and position for crop, better management and low targets that have been achieved by more than 91
monthly wage of the garment staff approximately 51 Exporters Association (BGMEA), the prime intensity of pest attack in the Punjab and Sindh pc, since it has gone up 2pc as compared to the
pc from Tk 5,300 to Tk 8,000, starting December. minister’s suggestion to boost the manufactory province as compared the last year were indicating area under cotton crop cultivation during same
The gazette notification concerning the hike will be owners’ projected monthly minimum of Tk 7,000 by significant growth in output. period last year. Over all cotton sowing in the
released soon. Of the entire monthly minimum wage Tk 1,000 was accepted by them. Province of Punjab registered about 11 pc growth
amount, Tk 4,100 is going to be basic wage, Tk According to Dr Khalid Abdullah, Cotton as it had cultivated the crop over 2.29 million
2050 is going to be house rent, Tk 600 is the However, Nazma Akter, president of Sammilita Commissioner, the cotton crop white fly attacks in hectares of land as against the set targets of 2.31
medical allowance, Tk 350 is the conveyance Garments Sramik Federation, a workers' rights Punjab have reduced to 12pc from 17pc, million hectares for the period under review.
allowance and Tk 900 is the food expenditure. asoosciation, urged the govt to slightly raise the mealybugs and pinkball worm attack reduced to
essential wage declared as alternative advantages 23pc from 27pc and jassid reduced to13 pc against Even then, in Sindh the crop sowing has been
However, the hike has been rejected by several as linked to the basic pay. The government ought to 15 pc as compared to the preceding year. However, decreased by 31 pc and is attributed to the low
trade unions that have demanded a minimum additionally give subsidies for the workers' the Sindh cotton crop remained under water stress sowing trend with dry weather during the crop
monthly wage of Tk 16,000 and an urge to the Prime accommodation, food and education in order that due to rainfall below normal. He informed that due sowing time and shortage of water for crop
Minister has been made to review the decision. they'll avoid wasting cash from their wages and to water stress, the overall 5-10 percent yield in irrigation. Whereas the water situation remained
There is no scope for not paying the salary at the save. As the work-owners could increase the Sindh was expected to reduce, adding that prices satisfactory in Punjab, which had supplemented the
entry level. No amendment has been created within manufacturing target after the increment of wage, it of local produces remained stable and encourage overall output for the season.
the seven grades of garment staff. has to be ensured that staff don't seem to be loaded the growers.
down with work Dr Khalid Abdullah said, “The upward trend in crop
The salary was mounted at Tk 5,300 the last time in In the international markets, the prices of the above production estimates were mainly attributed to
2013, up from Tk 3,000 in 2010. It absolutely was Tk Many leaders from two alternative rights groups, mentioned commodity were recorded at 91 cents multiple reasons including increase the area under
and in the local market the commodity was sold at
1,662.50 in 2006, Tk 940 in 1994 and Tk 627 in Garment Sramik Trade Union Kendra and Rs 4,000 per 40 kg. It may be recalled that cotton crop cultivation, which had witnessed over 2
1985. According to Mr Siddiqur Rahman, the Bangladesh Garment Sramik Sanghati, also echoed crop had been sown over 2.69 million hectares of percent increase during the period under review as
owners' representative within the board and her views. land as against the fixed targets of 2.95 million compared the same period of last year.”

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