Garment exporters and major buyers say the global economic crisis will not affect Bangladesh's readymade garment sector as it exports mainly basic products.
Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has asked exporters to avail themselves of the annual opportunity of sending 8 million readymade garment (RMG) pieces to India for the next year, although the 2008 quota for such export under a Dhaka-Delhi deal is yet to be fulfilled.
The ever first Bangladeshi garment fair in Denmark has fetched spot orders worth $ 130 million and huge inquires from the potential buyers of Scandinavian markets.
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) President Fazlul Hoque has been elected a director of International Apparel Federation (IAF).