'Texbangla-2006' – Exposition on Primary Textile Sector
17 May '06
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'Texbangla-2006,'a four-day textile fair is scheduled to begin in Dhaka on May 18, 2006 on progress made by Bangladesh's primary textile sector.
The theme of the fair is 'Golden Era of Primary Textiles in Bangladesh.'
Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) is organising the exposition on improvements in textile products, starting from yarn to fabrics, manufactured locally.
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will formally inaugurate the fair at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center (BCFCC) as chief guest.
Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman, Textiles and Jute Minister Shahjahan Siraj and Commerce Minister Hafiz Uddin Ahmed will be special guests in opening ceremony.
Energy Adviser Mahmudur Rahman will attend the function as a Guest of Honor.
BTMA unveiled the fair schedule with BTMA Chairman M A Awal in the chair, at a press conference held at its office in Dhaka yesterday.
Awal informed that 39 mills will set up 52 stalls in the fair being arranged for third consecutive time. Twenty-nine mills will sponsor the exposition.
Primary Textile Sector (PTS) of Bangladesh achieved a remarkable growth during 2000-2005 period said Awal.
Spindle capacity rose from 2.23 million in 2000 to 4.9 million by the end of 2005, achieving a growth rate of 122 percent a manifestation of golden era of PTS, he observed.
BTMA Chief Texbangla would provide an opportunity to PTS manufacturers to share their achievements with citizens of the country providing an exposure to stakeholders, including policymakers.
A seminar on 'Textiles and Clothing - the Way Forward for Bangladesh' and a fashion show and cultural function will also be held on May 21.
BTMA Vice-Chairman Jahangir Alamin, M Jamal Uddin and Didar Hossain, Secretary General Towfiq Hasan, Executive Committee members Nazrul Islam, Ashraf Hossain and Akram Khan were among others present at press conference.
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