BANGLADESH’S BOOMING GARMENT EXPORTS WILL FUEL DEMAND FOR MORE INDIAN COTTON, CONFERENCE HEARS

WITH Bangladesh aiming to double its apparel exports over the next five years, the importance of maintaining secure and quality cotton imports from its top supplier India was underlined at an international conference staged in Dhaka this weekend. Speakers at the first ‘Bangladesh India Cotton Fest 2016’, on Saturday (March 12) said that Bangladesh and its larger neighbour should establish joint-ventures and foster cross-border investments in the garment sector to strengthen this critically important supply chain. Indian exporters also needed to improve the ...


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