17 readymade garment (RMG) factories and exporters from Bangladesh participated in a three-day exhibition in Canada, titled “Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada (ATSC)”.
The fair was held at International Centre in Toronto of Canada from August 20 to 22 under the guidance of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Bangladesh.
Lusine Fashion Ltd, Desh Garments Ltd, Needle Fashion Bangladesh Ltd, Meek Sweater Ltd, RP Fashion Ltd, SATCO Bangladesh, DK Group of Industries, Sahab Fashion Ltd and Habah Fashion Ltd participated from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh garment and textile entrepreneurs also participated in various seminars and discussions on the sidelines of the exhibition, reports BSS.
Over 500 manufacturers from 30 countries participated in the exhibition, while a big number of North American buyers including Walmart, American Eagle, GAP, Hagar Canada, FDJ Canada , Tesco and many others visited the event.
“Bangladesh participated in the exhibition with a vision of building relationships between buyers and suppliers through exchanging views among them as well as sharing the ideas and technology of new fashion and innovation,” an EPB official said.
Mizanur Rahman, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada, Shakil Mahmud, Commercial Councilor, Masuk Shikder, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Ministry, Bangladesh, Anup Kumar Saha, Director, EPB and a large number of industry stakeholders attended the fair and took part in seminars and discussions.
Industry sectors including textiles, home textiles and fabrics every year gather at ATSC in Toronto since 2016. In the first event, the expo attracted more than 1800 visitors and 165 exhibitors.
Similar fair will be arranged in Miami, USA from May 20 to 23 in 2019 to connect with American buyers and suppliers, the organisers announced.