Unruly miscreants under the shelter of the ruling party might have been involved in the arson attack on the sweater factory of Ha-Meem Group, said business sources.
However, Managing Director of Ha-Meem Group A K Azad, who met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday, declined to comment on the issue.
Annisul Huq, president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), Awami League lawmakers Golam Dastagir Gazi and Mostafa Kamal were also present at the meeting, sources said.
Industrialist Salman F Rahman, adviser to Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on private sector development, led the business delegation.
He told The Daily Star that miscreants always change political parties for their benefit.
“They (miscreants) change political parties whenever there is a change in government,” Salman said.
He said the prime minister assured the businessmen that the situation would be tackled to bring back normalcy to the industrial sector.
Salman said the premier has already talked with the intelligence agencies about the matter.
“Probably the prime minister has already received reports on the incident,” he added.
Annisul Huq said they met Hasina for taking necessary steps to improve law and order in the garment sector.
“It is very unfortunate that some reputed factories came under attack. It indicates that we need tight security for running the factories smoothly,” he said.
“Miscreants have no political party. There are some people who always change sides and vandalise factories in the name of ruling party,” Annisul Huq said.
The same people, who vandalised garment factories during the tenure of the previous governments, are now attacking the factories.
He said Hasina assured them that industrial police will be introduced soon for improvement of law and order there.
Azad said, “I shall not be able to make shipments in time this year as the fire gutted almost everything at the sweater factory.”
He said they are now trying to resume production on a limited scale with a few machinery kept outside the affected factory.
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