Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is exploring a business collaboration in the textile sector with Bangladesh.
A meeting was held between senior GCCI officials and Bangladesh deputy high commissioner, Mohammad Lutfor Rahman, on Wednesday at the GCCI premises to discuss the possibilities.
"India's exports to Bangladesh stood at $5,452.90 million in 2015-16. Trade between India and Bangladesh has grown 17% in the last five years, said Shailesh Patwari, president, GCCI.
As both countries are at the forefront of the textiles and readymade garments industry, we are exploring possibilities of collaboration, he added.
In fact, GCCI is organizing a global textile summit in Ahmedabad in March and has invited Bangladesh to become a partner country, Patwari mentioned, reports, The Times of India.
