DHAKA, Dec 08, 2021 (BSS) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today
distributed Green Factory Award to 30 institutions from six sectors
marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman.

The Premier joined the function at Osmani Memorial Auditorium
virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban.

On behalf of the Prime Minister, State Minister for Labour and
Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian handed over the prizes among the
recipients.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has introduced the "Green
Factory Award, 2020" aimed at building Bangabandhu's ''Sonar Bangla''
and encouraging the local industrial institutions for competitive
participation in the global arena.

 The 30 institutions from six sectors have been selected considering
some criteria such as essential compliance, environmental compliance,
institutional compliance and innovative activities.

The institutions are 15 factories from the garment sector while three from
the food processing sector and four from the tea industry sector, two from
the leather industry sector, three from the plastic sector and three from
the pharmaceutical industry sector.

The 15 garment factories are Remi Holdings Limited, Tarasima Apparels
Limited, Plummy Fashions Limited, Mithela Textile Industries Limited,
Vintage Denim Studio Limited, AR Jeans Producer Limited, Karooni Knit
Composite Limited, Designer Fashion Limited, Kenpark Bangladesh
Apparel Private Limited (Kenpark Unit 2), Green Textile Limited
(Unit-3), Four H Dyeing and Printing Limited, Wisdom Attires Limited,
Mahmuda Attires Limited, Snowtex Outerwear Limited and Auko-Tex
Limited.

 The institutions from the food processing sector are Habiganj Agro
Limited, Akij Food and Beverage Limited and Ifad Multi Products
Limited.

Four institutions from the tea industry sector are Gazipur Cha Bagan
(Gazipur tea garden), Laskarpur Cha Bagan (Laskarpur tea garden),
Jagchara Tea Factory and Neptune Cha Bagan (Neptune tea garden).

 In addition, two factories from the leather industry sector are Apex
Footwear Limited and Edison Footwear Limited.

Moreover, Banga Building Materials Limited, Allplast Bangladesh
Limited and Durable Plastic Limited belong to the plastic sector.

On the other hand, three institutions from the pharmaceutical industry are
Square Pharmaceuticals Limited, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited and
Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited.

Each organization or factory received a crest, medal, certificate and a
cheque of Taka one lakh.

Bangladesh is the global leader having 150 green garment buildings, of
which 44 are platinum rated while 93 are gold rated and nine are
silver, and four are "Leadership in Environmental and Energy in Design
(LEED)" by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).

Of the top 10 green garment factories, nine are in Bangladesh.