The apparel apex body-- BGMEA called upon foreign diplomats to tell positive developments and stories about the Bangladesh apparel sector to relevant stakeholders in their countries.
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) also sought support to seize the RMG sector’s untapped potential, according to a statement.
The readymade garment industry of Bangladesh has every prospect of remaining a preferred sourcing destination in the world and continuing its impressive story of growth, said Faruque Hassan, president of BGMEA.
The industry has continued its pursuit of excellence in business capabilities while remaining committed to carrying forward the achievements made in the areas of workplace safety, environmental sustainability and workers’ well-being, he said.
He came up with remarks while speaking at an Iftar Mahfil organised by BGMEA for foreign diplomats posted in Dhaka and development partners at a city hotel last Thursday.
Ambassadors of France, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia, South Korea and representatives of other embassies including the European Union attended the event.
Faruque Hassan said, “Our industry has brighter prospects and we are determined to make every possible effort to seize all opportunities that lie ahead of us.”
"In alignment with our objective, we have pinned our focus to remodel our business from labour intensive to a value-added one through innovation, modern manufacturing, diversification, technology upgrading, up-skilling and re-skilling of our workforce.”
He called upon the ambassadors to extend their cooperation and support to Bangladesh’s RMG industry to expand market share, enhance business capabilities through collaboration and bring investment in different promising sectors including high value-added and non-cotton textiles, spare parts, textile machinery.
The BGMEA president also sought the support of the diplomats in telling the positive development and stories about the Bangladesh apparel sector to relevant stakeholders in their countries.
BGMEA Vice President Shahidullah Azim, directors and chairpersons of different standing committees of BGMEA also attended the Iftar Mahfil.
