Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 4 Num 189 Sat. December 06, 2003       Letters to Editor EPZs in dilemma Molla Mohammad Shaheen, Dept of English, University of Dhaka Under US pressure, the government is going to permit trade unions in the EPZs. Ultimately, the government is going to satisfy the US to avail GSP incentive from the USA. If Bangladesh allows trade unionism in EPZs, many Far Eastern investors such as Hong Kong, China, South Korea and Japan will say goodbye to us, but Bangladesh may perpetuate its GSP facility. GSP may boost export volume, but foreign direct investment is better than GSP. The authorities should scrutinise the pros and cons of the new EPZ policy. We have to be more expert in arithmetic to energise our fragile economy. I hope the government will think anew before trade unions are authorised in the EPZs.