Letters to the Editor

Face facts about GSP suspension

Mobarak Ali, Gopibagh, Dhaka
Some say that Bangladesh's image in the international business arena as a trade partner is stained by the US's decision to suspend the GSP facility. The US government has expressed its concern over labour rights and workers' safety in Bangladesh as the reasons behind taking this decision. Now we are analysing the negative sides of this decision and even making this a political issue. But the fact is we failed to create any positive impact on the US government to continue the facility. We want no more action in the name of punishing the greedy garment owners of Bangladesh, because it actually punishes the poor workers. We hope the Bangladesh government would sit with the political, social and business leaders to chalk out a plan of action for preventing any similar action adopted by the EU.