Faruque Hassan, President, BGMEA has emphasized on the need for more collaboration between industry and academia to support the development of the RMG industry especially by identifying areas of improvement and capacity enhancement and providing with knowledge and skills required to address future challenges.

During a meeting with Peter Lund-Thomsen, Professor, Copenhagen Business School, and Gavin Bridge, a professor at Durham University, Hassan said, the RMG industry has made exemplary achievements in terms of workplace safety, environmental sustainability, and workers' well-being.

An industry-academia collaboration can play a vital role in documenting these success stories to create a counter-narrative of the industry which will not only help to remove misconceptions and negative perception about the sector but also inspire others to follow them, he added