Amsterdam to host first 'Made in Bangladesh' exhibition in Europe

As Bangladesh celebrates five decades of strong ties with Europe, in order to further strengthen the ties and deepen collaborations with the partners across Europe, Bangladesh Apparel Exchange, supported by the Bangladesh Embassy in the Netherlands, is organising the event. The ‘Best of Bangladesh’ aims to serve as a dynamic platform to showcase the remarkable progress and abundant potential across diverse sectors of Bangladesh economy, especially manufacturing, according to a joint press release by Bangladesh Apparel Exchange and the Bangladesh Embassy in the Netherlands.

A total of 40 leading Bangladeshi companies from the apparel, textile, leather, agro, jute, handicrafts, pharmaceutical, light engineering, digital industry, FMCG, and bicycle sectors will showcase their sustainable and innovative products at the ‘Best of Bangladesh’. 

Bangladesh’s economy ranks as the world’s 37th largest currently and is rapidly expanding. The ‘Best of Bangladesh’ is being organised to accelerate interests and burgeoning engagements between the entrepreneurs and private sector entities on both European and Bangladeshi sides. The event has been structured to serve as a platform to showcase the multifaceted progress made and potential across diverse sectors of Bangladesh’s economy.

Founder and CEO of Bangladesh Apparel Exchange Mostafiz Uddin said, “It’s not just an exhibition. The ‘Best of Bangladesh’ will offer an experience what the Bangladeshi industries could offer to Europe. The Westergas, Amsterdam, has been chosen as the place for the event as it is located at the centre-stage of Europe and it is expected that business communities, policy makers, and the media from across Europe will flock to the ‘Best of Bangladesh’.

“By visiting the ‘Best of Bangladesh’, our friends from Europe could rediscover Bangladesh and keep themselves updated about the latest developments in the major industries of this South Asian emerging economy.

“Moreover, they would come to know through the ‘Best of Bangladesh’ the quality products and the impressive stories of ‘Made in Bangladesh’ which are still little known to the European consumers. In addition to making business connections, the visitors at the event will also be able to enjoy Bangla culture as embodied by its music, dance, and art.”

There will be an inaugural and seven interactive panel sessions at the ‘Best of Bangladesh’ on the topics ‘Bangladesh – Perspectives from an Emerging Economy’, ‘Bangladesh – Your Sustainable Sourcing Destination’, ‘Empowering the Future: Advancing Safety and Well-being for Garments Workforce in Bangladesh’, ‘Bangladesh Agro-Food: A Next Opportunity for Collaboration’, ‘Impact Investing – The Next Frontier’, ‘Sustainable Synergy: Circular Economy, Climate Action, and Bangladesh’s Future’, and ‘Digitisation and Digital Economy in Bangladesh’.

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