Bangladesh’s progress in the country’s readymade garment sector will not be affected by international conspiracies opined Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu. The minister said, “The readymade garment industry is one of the main areas of country’s economy. There were global conspiracies in the past against our readymade garment industry.” He was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural function of expositions titled Print Tech Bangladesh, GarTex Bangladesh, and Bangladesh Leather and Footwear (BLF) Expo. The venue was the International Convention City Baswhundhara. The minister added, “Currently the competitors are actively trying to prevent the export growth of our apparel sector.” “However, they will not be able to stop the progress of the country’s industrial sector, including readymade garment industry. Despite the conspiracies of the vested quarter, Bangladesh has achieved second position for exporting the readymade garment products in the world. Bangladesh’s export earnings from apparel sector was USD 30.61 billion in 2017-18 financial year and USD 28.15 billion in 2016-17 financial year,” he mentioned.
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