Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Wednesday called upon World Bank to significantly expand the funding and scope of its sustainable water management programme to accelerate the green transformation of the country's ready-made garment (RMG) sector.

The call was made during a high-level bilateral meeting held at the BGMEA Complex in Uttara, Dhaka, between BGMEA President Mahmud Hasan Khan and a World Bank delegation, led by Regional Director for Sustainable Development for the South Asia Region Mara K Warwick.

During the meeting, both sides reviewed the progress of the "Dhaka Water Security and Resilience Programme" (D-Water) and its $5 million Viability Gap Funding (VGF) pilot init...