DHAKA: Country’s garments industry will be damaged if the building codes, instructed by the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety and Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, are followed.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) president Md Atiqul Islam commented while addressing a discussion, organized by Centre for Policy Dialogue at city’s BRAC Centre Inn on Sunday.

He was talking about the current situation of the implementations of the promises after Rana Plaza tragedy on April 24 last year.

Md Atiqul Islam said, “The garments industry will be damaged if the building codes instructed by American-led group the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety and the European dominated group Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh are followed.”

A massacre will be occurred across the country, he opined.

If the Accord sees factory building housed any shop they will close the factory, he said.

BDST: 1400 HRS, JAN 26, 2014