DHAKA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday said the rate of the risky garment factories in the country is much lower than the internationally accepted rate.

“The international rate of risky factories is two percent while the rate is below two percent in Bangladesh,” he said. 

The ruling Awami League lawmaker came up with the disclosure while addressing the 25th meeting of the Social Compliance for RMG at his secretariat office in the city.

Buyers from Europe and United States of America (USA) revealed the data after they inspected some 1,900 factories, the journalists were told.

Regarding the generalized system of preferences (GSP) facility, he said there is nothing called GSP in USA, if the US congress renews, it would be a different matter.

“The US should restore GSP facility to Bangladesh as we have made progress the conditions that they (USA) had given to us,” added Tofail.

BDST: 1610 HRS, SEP 07, 2014