Carew’s hand sanitiser hits market today

Marks & Spencer starts making suits for doctors

Carew & Co is scheduled to release its health sanitiser in the market today at an affordable price on experimental basis to meet the growing demand in view of coronavirus outbreak.

The company has started producing the sanitiser recently as part of a move by the Industries Ministry to protect the country’s people from COVID-19 and the sanitiser will be available in the market soon, said a press release yesterday.

The country’s only state-owned distillery in Chuadanga is set to market the sanitiser at Taka 60 per 100ml bottle.

The sanitiser will be available in 16 shopping complexes across the country and in front of the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) offices in Dhaka and elsewhere. The Industries Ministry has also ensured cleanliness at its headquarters and its subordinate offices across the country. Use of thermal scanner is compulsory for the officials and employees of the Industries Ministry and its subordinate offices.

The ministry has also limited its official meetings, opened a whatsapp group and instructed the officials and employees to go to quarantine if they feel cold related problems.

Meanwhile, the readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh have joined the fight against novel coronavirus by making masks and donating them to hospitals and other organisations. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Dr Rubana Huq said the factories were doing it spontaneously. “If you have any requirement, please let us know who to give to, apart from hospitals,” she said.  Meanwhile, Marks and Spencer (M and S) has already started making suits for doctors, the BGMEA chief said. “Shwapna Bhowmick, Country Manager of M and S, shared it with us. The fabric for doctors’ suits is special,” Rubana said, adding that M and S are ready to make masks as soon as they receive fabric.

In a Facebook post, Bhowmick wrote that his team along with Pay it Forward Bangladesh, Honest, Manusher Jonno Foundation, Group of Rotary Clubs corodinated by Rotary Club Dhaka North West, BUET Alumni Association, and their manufacturing partners developed PPE with help of FCI with non-woven fabric and got approval from the Ministry of Health.

“This will be given free of cost to doctors and nurses. We are still working on getting the product quality right. Let’s spread kindness in this difficult time,” Bhowmick wrote.

Rubana said BGMEA will also hand over 100,000 masks to local authorities on Wednesday.

Bangladesh on Saturday announced its second coronavirus death and detection of four new patients, raising the number of such cases in the country to 24. The country confirmed its first coronavirus death on March 18.

Carews hand sanitiser hits market today

Marks & Spencer starts making suits for doctors

Carew Co is scheduled to release its health sanitiser in the market today at an affordable price on experimental basis to meet the growing demand in view of coronavirus outbreak. The company has started producing the sanitiser recently as part of a move by the Industries Ministry to protect the countrys people from COVID-19 and the sanitiser will be available in the market soon, said a press release yesterday. The countrys only state-owned distillery in Chuadanga is set to market the sanitiser at Taka 60 per 100ml bottle. The sanitiser will be available in 16 shopping complexes across the country and in front of the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) offices in Dhaka and elsewhere. The Industries Ministry has also ensured cleanliness at its headquarters and its subordinate offices across the country. Use of thermal scanner is compulsory for the officials and employees of the Industries Ministry and its subordinate offices. The ministry has also limited its official meetings, opened a whatsapp group and instructed the officials and employees to go to quarantine if they feel cold related problems. Meanwhile, the readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh have joined the fight against novel coronavirus by making masks and donating them to hospitals and other organisations. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Dr Rubana Huq said the factories were doing it spontaneously. If you have any requirement, please let us know who to give to, apart from hospitals, she said. Meanwhile, Marks and Spencer (M and S) has already started making suits for doctors, the BGMEA chief said. Shwapna Bhowmick, Country Manager of M and S, shared it with us. The fabric for doctors suits is special, Rubana said, adding that M and S are ready to make masks as soon as they receive fabric. In a Facebook post, Bhowmick wrote that his team along with Pay it Forward Bangladesh, Honest, Manusher Jonno Foundation, Group of Rotary Clubs corodinated by Rotary Club Dhaka North West, BUET Alumni Association, and their manufacturing partners developed PPE with help of FCI with non-woven fabric and got approval from the Ministry of Health. This will be given free of cost to doctors and nurses. We are still working on getting the product quality right. Lets spread kindness in this difficult time, Bhowmick wrote. Rubana said BGMEA will also hand over 100,000 masks to local authorities on Wednesday. Bangladesh on Saturday announced its second coronavirus death and detection of four new patients, raising the number of such cases in the country to 24. The country confirmed its first coronavirus death on March 18.