Dhaka, Aug. 28 -- The country's apparel makers have urged the government not to provide the existing Registered Exporter (REX) facility to Bangladesh Garment Buying House Association (BGBA) as such buying houses are not directly involved in production and exporting activities, sources said.

According to them, if the REX facility is given to the BGBA, it would not only create a conflict of interest, but also cause an unnecessary threat to the country's export sector.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) made the appeal recently in a letter to the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), said an official source.

In the letter, the BGMEA, apex trade body of the country's apparel sector, also raised some arguments agai...