DHAKA: The government will appoint some 200 inspectors for industrial sectors in the country with a view to fulfilling condition getting back ‘Generalized System of Preference (GSP)’ in readymade garments sector.

The appointees will be selected from the candidates who passed Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations (non-cadre).

The decision was taken in a regular cabinet meeting at the secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair on Monday, a minister told banglanews after the meeting.

He also said commerce minister Tofail Ahmed informed the cabinet that Bangladesh has fulfilled 11 conditions so far to get back GSP.

Shortly, rest two conditions will be fulfilled, he added.

The minister also said these positions would be filled from candidates who passed in BCS non-cadre examinations to speed up the appointment process.

In the meeting, Sheikh Hasina directed authorities concerned to be careful about the criticisms on readymade garments sector by foreigners.

BDST: 1850 HRS, FEB 10, 2014