Frankfurt fair organiser has lauded the Bangladeshi home textile manufacturers for their “beautiful display of quality products.” “I am highly satisfied with the participation of Bangladeshi textile manufacturers. They made a beautiful display of quality products,” said Detlef Braun, an executive board member of Messe Frankfurt, the organiser of the Heimtextil 2017. He was visiting the Bangladesh stalls at the expo which was held on January 10-13 in Frankfurt of Germany. A total of 23 Bangladeshi home textile manufacturers exhibitors participated in the fair under the auspices of the Export Promotion Bureau. A total of 2,886 exhibitors showcased their products in the four-day fair, Messe Frankfurt Bangladesh said in a statement. Last year, the fair witnessed 69,000 visitors and 2,866 exhibitors, it said. “From last 16 years we are participating in Heimtextil and received good response from the buyers,” said Abdullah Muhamad Zubair of home textile manufacturer Zabir And Zubair. “The fair is a very good platform to promote their products to the global retailers,” he said. “On the first day, the fair ground was not much crowded due to (bad) weather but we are expecting more visitors in the coming days. We have done three successful meetings already.” Said Arafat Rasheed, Company Director of Apex weaving, said they had launched a new brand of product, especially for teenagers. Hussain Mehmood, chairman of Bangladesh Terry Towel and Linen Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BTTLMEA), said Bangladesh’s home textile has huge potentials to grow and “if government comes up with policy support, it will grow further,” Syed Masoom Chaudhury, commercial counselor of the Bangladesh Embassy in Berlin, visited Bangladesh stalls in the fair.
