UK fashion retailers ‘must tighten up’ security after Dhaka terror attack

Britain’s clothing retailers will have to ensure security is tightened at factories they source from in Bangladesh, experts warned earlier, in the wake of the terror attack in Dhaka.

The assault on a restaurant in Bangladesh’s capital saw 20 hostages, including a number of people in the textiles industry, killed at the weekend.

Retail analyst Richard Hyman told the Evening Standard that UK firms would have to look at their ties with the country and its $26 billion (£19.6 billion) garments industry.

He said: “A review of security is clearly necessary.”

Andrew Hall, fashion analyst at Verdict Retail, added: “The awful attack in Dhaka will have disrupted the nation’s global standing as an attractive market for clothing manufacturing. Bangladesh will have to allay security fears.”