A two-day denim show began Wednesday in the city aiming to provide a platform, where the global denim community came together for sharing, interacting and establishing future transactions with Bangladeshi suppliers. A total of 28 manufacturers from different countries, including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Italy, Spain, and China are taking part in the sixth edition of the Denimsandjeans.com Bangladesh show, organised by the Denimsandjeans.com in a city hotel with the theme of ‘VINTAGE RECALL’. Turkish Ambassador in Dhaka Devrim Öztürk inaugurated the show as the chief guest. Vice President of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) Fazlul Haque, Vice President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Atique-E- Rabbani, and founder of Denimsandjeans.com Bangladesh Sandeep Agarwal was present at the inaugural programme. Speaking on the occasion, Turkish ambassador said Bangladesh has strengthened its position among the world’s leading exporting countries as a denim exporter. He also said the denim products show will help create linkage between local and foreign companies that would strengthen Bangladesh’s denim sector. In his speech, Mr Haque said Bangladesh has significant potential in textiles and now the country has become the largest supplier of denim garment to Europe, even surpassing China. In 2015, Bangladesh exported 184 million pcs of jeans to the European Union market, much higher than China, he said, adding the government and garment exporters set a target of exporting US$50 billion worth of garment items by 2021 and the growing denim industry will contribute much to achieve the goal.
