, Oct. 28 -- Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Mahmud Hasan Khan on Tuesday urged the government to review the recently approved Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 as several of its provisions could destabilise the industrial sector and undermine Bangladesh's export competitiveness ahead of its LDC graduation.

Country's manufacturing industries are already under 'unprecedented pressure' due to global economic challenges, rising domestic costs, and policy uncertainties, he said at an emergency press conference held at BGMEA's Nurul Qader Auditorium in Dhaka.

Hasan Khan expressed deep concern over several provisions in the new labour amendment, particularly the decision to allow trade u...