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ATTACKS ON SPANISH BUYER

Apparel makers demand security

Star Business Report
Apparel makers yesterday demanded security for international retailers, a day after attackers tied to Islami Chhatra Shibir vandalised a car carrying three officials of a Spanish company.
The incident came as a shock to apparel manufacturers who fear it will affect the county's image badly and dent buyers' confidence.
Shibir activists vandalised vehicles and blasted crude bombs in Merul-Badda in the capital on Saturday when they brought out a procession protesting recent attacks on religious minorities.
Seven officials of Spanish retailing company JHK Trader SRL were passing through the area in three cars to visit a factory of Narayanaganj-based Wisdom Attires.
The car carrying three officials came under attack.
JHK Trader sources garments worth $40 million a year from Bangladesh, said Mohammad Hatem, vice-president of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association, the knitters' platform.
Of orders worth $40 million a year, JHK used to source goods worth $30 million from Wisdom Attires, a BKMEA member. "Now all orders have been withdrawn from Bangladesh by the company," Hatem told The Daily Star by phone yesterday.
JHK that began its journey in 2002 sells t-shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts, polar fleece, windbreakers and shirts, according to its website.
"We want security for the retailers and brands, in the interest of the garment sector. It will be very difficult to retrieve the work order, as the buyers were scared by the attacks."
"We are worried over the incident at Badda. Such an incident has never happened in Bangladesh before," said Reaz-Bin-Mahmood (Sumon), vice-president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, the garment makers' platform.
"Law enforcers should bring the responsible persons to book, so that such incidents do not take place again in future."
Another Spanish retailer in Bangladesh, seeking anonymity, said: "We want security. We want to continue our business in Bangladesh as this destination is still competitive for us. But such attacks will just send a negative signal to the rest of the world."
"I do not know the retailers from JHK Trader personally, but I know the company well. I could even be hurt in the future if the situation is not improved."