Bangladesh Apparel and Safety Expo is being held from August 6 to 8, 2015. It got spot orders for export of two million pieces of jackets and shirts and machinery, sweater machine, fire equipments and accessories.

Through this exposition Chittagong showcased its products to global buyers and proved its potential. Representatives of global buyers participated. The spot orders came mostly from Russian buyers. The expo showcased locally developed apparel products and provided an ideal opportunity for global apparel retailers to meet clothing manufacturers of Bangladesh. The safety pavilion at the expo acquainted local apparel manufacturers with a wide range of safety equipment and service providers.

The expo had 73 stalls in total. Among these were 17 for readymade garments, one for fabric, two for garment accessories, one for garment fabric (local), 18 for machinery, 25 for fire equipment, and seven for service providers.

Chittagong was chosen as the host city of the event. This has special significance. Chittagong is the commercial hub of Bangladesh. About 95 per cent of the country’s apparel trade flows through this port. The first and the largest export processing zone of Bangladesh is located in this city.

Bangladesh has a vision of reaching $50 billion of readymade garment exports by 2021. The seminars focused on ways to reach this target.

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