A two-day show on denim started in Dhaka yesterday with an aim to boost exports of denim apparel from Bangladesh.
Denimsandjeans.com Bangladesh is hosting the show at Radisson hotel where 28 companies from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Germany, Turkey, Brazil and China are taking part.
The expo will showcase denim trousers, fabrics and modern machinery and will also highlight the flamboyance of the industry, organisers of the show said in a statement.
The show will boost denim exports from Bangladesh, as the country is one of the leading denim manufacturers in the world, Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran said while opening the exhibition.
Different brands, buying houses, apparel entrepreneurs, fashion professionals, stakeholders and companies related to technology and chemicals from Europe, USA, UK and several Asian countries are attending the event.
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry is the principal partner of the show, according to the website of Denimandjeans.com Bangladesh.
“Our endeavour is to ensure that the Denimsandjeans.com Bangladesh show enables us to bring increased focus of international buyers for their denim needs to Bangladesh,” said Sandeep Agarwal, initiator of the show.
“Bangladesh is already the largest supplier of jeans to EU and we hope that it will be the largest supplier to many other markets too. Our show aims to help in achieving this objective.”
Agarwal has been associated with the denim industry for the last 20 years.
A denim fashion show—FASHIONIM—will be organised to highlight the flamboyance of the industry, according to the statement.
Reputed denim experts from Europe and Turkey will participate in different seminars and panel discussions to share their vast knowledge of denim industry.
Garment factory owners, brands, technical experts and chemical suppliers will attend the discussions as panellists.
An important part of the show will be the Bangladesh Fashion University Students’ Contest, where a number of students from different fashion universities will display their own designs made from denim products.
The designs will be voted by the visitors and the final winners will be awarded from the organisers of the show.
Source: The Daily Star
