Opposition Leader Khaled Zia to Chair BATEXPO’s Closing Ceremony

Opposition Leader Begum Khaled Zia

The 22nd Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (BATEXPO 2011), the country's largest apparel show, begins in the city on Saturday with high hopes to draw a larger number of foreign buyers despite global economic crisis with estimated $70m spot orders. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the event at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Saturday morning.

Opposition leader and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will attend the closing session of the three-day event as the chief guest on Monday, Dec 12, 2011.

Former Industries and Commerce Minister MK Anwar, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, former minister and BNP chairperson's adviser Dr. M Osman Faruk and former commerce minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury will attend the closing session as special guests.

The organizers say this year's Batexpo will be different and attract larger number of foreign buyers with an increased volume in spot orders, which was US$ 65 million in 2010.

According to them, it will be a reunion for both foreign buyers and local manufacturers, and the fair would help expand global market for Bangladesh's readymade garments.

A total of 146 stalls of garment accessories (local and foreign), garment fabrics, garment technology and stock lot have been set up at the fair venue.

MGH, SAASCO Group, GIZ, IFC Bank, Exim Bank, Southeast Bank, Airtel, NCC Bank, Shahjalal Islami Bank and Well Park Residence are among the sponsors of the event.

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WRAP’s Director will be the Keynote Speaker at BATEXPO 2011

WRAP’s Director of Compliance Administration Avedis Seferian will be the keynote speaker at the Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (BATEXPO) of 2011, held annually by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

Seferian will speak on Sunday (second day) of the three-day conference. His speech, titled “Challenges of Compliance while Exporting Ready-Made Garments (RMG)” will occur on December 11, 2011, from 3 pm to 5:30 p.m., at the Media Bazaar, Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), in Dhaka.

Bangladesh’s new commerce minister, G M Quader, is the chief guest at BATEXPO this year.

Excited to participate in the conference, Seferian said, “Bangladesh’s RMG export sector continues on its unprecedented boom, which has propelled Bangladesh into the position of number two apparel producing nation on the planet. It is therefore especially imperative for the manufacturers in this sector to recognize the compliance challenges that come with this sort of unprecedented growth.”

Seferian’s speech will focus on how Bangladeshi factories can tackle compliance challenges, and the types of resources and assistance WRAP can provide. WRAP has a strong commitment to Bangladesh and its RMG sector, having opened a liaison office in Dhaka earlier this year.

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BATEXPO begins: PM urges owners to improve quality, care for workers

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the owners of the apparel industries to take more steps to improve the working conditions and wages of the workers, as she launched a mega-show of garment products.

She also emphasized maintaining better industrial relations between workers and owners to help achieve better productivity.

The premier came up with the plea while inaugurating the 22nd Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (Batexpo-2011) Saturday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city.

She said that, to help achieve the goal, the government is ready to extend all support to the export sector as a facilitator.

The inaugural ceremony was also addressed, among others, by  Jute and Textiles Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui, LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam, Industries Minister Dilip Barua, Commerce Minister GM Quader, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Faruk Khan and Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan.

First Vice President of BGMEA Nasir Uddin Chowdhuy and Second Vice President M Siddiqur Rahman also spoke on the occasion with BGMEA President Safiul Islam Mohiuddin in the chair.

Opposition leader Khaleda Zia would attend as chief guest the concluding session of the exhibition on December 12.

Source: banglanews24.com, Dec 10, 2011

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BGMEA expects larger number of buyers in Batexpo-2011

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is expecting a greater number of global buyers in the Batexpo-2011 that will begin in the city on December 10.

“The number of buyers will definitely be more than that of the previous year despite global economic crisis,” acting BGMEA president M Siddiqur Rahman told reporters at the BGMEA conference room on Monday.

Replying to a question, Rahman said, “We’ll let you know the exact figure on Thursday. Since we produce relatively cheaper but quality products, the buyers will go for our products.”

He was talking to the journalists at a meeting of sponsor companies and participants.

Chief coordinator of the Batexpo-2011 Syed Nurul Islam, chairman of BGMEA standing committee on trade fair M Nasir and representatives from different sponsor companies were present.

Nurul Islam, also the chief executive officer of the Well Group, said they would uphold Bangladesh’s potentials and strength through the event.

He said this time the cultural part of the event will be divided into two parts - Bangladesh Chapter and Global Chapter. Country’s legendary singers will perform at the functions.

He said they have received huge response from the buyers and sponsors, and hoped that the event will be a grand success.

Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (Batexpo) is the country’s largest and most glamorous apparel fair, the organizers said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the mega event on December 10 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city.

Opposition leader and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will attend the closing session.

MGH, SAASCO Group, GIZ, IFC Bank, Exim Bank, Southeas

Source: UNB

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Batexpo Begins Tomorrow Eyeing More Spot Orders

Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, announces the 22nd annual Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (Batexpo) at a press meet in the capital yesterday. BGMEA

“Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition-2011” (Batexpo-2011), the biggest three-day annual event to showcase readymade garments, will begin tomorrow (Saturday) at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is organising the lone international standard apparel and textile show in the country eyeing at drawing a large number of foreign buyers despite global economic crisis.

The organisers think this year’s Batexpo will be different and attract more foreign buyers with an increased volume in spot orders, which was US$ 65 million in 2010.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the exposition at BICC while Leader of the Opposition Begum Khaleda Zia is expected to attend the closing session on December 12.

BGMEA president Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin disclosed this at a press briefing at his office yesterday.

BGMEA first vice president Nasir Uddin Chowdhury, second vice president M Siddiqur Rahman, vice president Faruque Hossain and chief coordinator of the Batexpo-2011 Syed Nurul Islam were, among others, present at the briefing.

Addressing the press conference, the BGMEA president said the apparel makers this year will display diversified products of high quality and also highlight the availability of backward linkage infrastructure especially for the textile and accessories at the local level.

He said around 146 stalls including 16 for foreign companies from India, Pakistan, China and Thailand will participate at the exposition.

Shafiul informed Batexpo last year fetched spot orders of apparel worth US$ 65 million. “We hope, we will get more spot orders this year,” he said.

Three important seminars titled ‘Skill development and employment in Bangladesh RMG sector’, ‘Challenges of meeting compliance issues while exporting RMG’ and ‘Resource efficiency and environment compliance initiatives to sustain export growth’ will be held on the sidelines of the event each day.

Apart from cultural programmes, fashion shows will also be organised on Sunday and Monday. Country’s prominent singers will perform at the cultural events.

Organisers said the event will be a reunion for both foreign buyers and local manufacturers and the fair would help expand global market for Bangladesh’s readymade garments.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Textiles and Jute Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui, LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam, Commerce Minister GM Quader, Industries Minister Dilip Barua, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Faruk Khan and Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan are expected to address the inaugural session as special guests.

Opposition leader and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will attend the closing session of the three-day event as the chief guest on Monday.

Former industries and commerce minister MK Anwar, BNP’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, former minister and BNP chairperson’s adviser Dr M Osman Faruk and former commerce minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury will attend the closing session as special guests.

Source: Daily Sun

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Batexpo ’11 to Attract Huge Foreign Buyers

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Bangladesh’s largest apparel fair Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (Batexpo), scheduled to be held in December, is expected to attract huge foreign buyers, says the chief coordinator of the event on Monday, reports UNB.

“It’s a reunion for both foreign buyers and local manufacturers. It’ ll attract foreign buyers,” chief executive officer of the Well Group and chief coordinator of the Batexpo-2011 Syed Nurul Islam told the news agency.

He said the fair would help expand global market for Bangladesh’s readymade garments.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the mega event on December 8 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city, Islam said.

Opposition leader and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will attend the closing session.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is the organiser of the three-day event.

Local manufacturers of textiles, clothing and accessories, and foreign buyers will participate in the fair.

A good number of buyers from the USA, Canada, the UK and the Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian countries are expected to join the biggest fair of its kind in Asia and the Pacific region.

Replying to a question, Islam said, “There’ll be cultural programmes, family night and fashion show. But we’ll bring about changes in cultural events and this time it’ll purely be based on our local culture.”

He said there would be 200 stalls and 30 percent of them for foreign buyers.

Earlier, the BGMEA at its board meeting nominated Syed Nurul Islam as the chief coordinator of the fair.

Source: News Today, Tuesday October 11 2011

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BATEXPO 2010 begins

The annual Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (BATEXPO-2010) has kicked off at the city's Bangabandhu Conference Centre.

The three-day 'Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition', better known as BATEXPO, is organised by the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), the trade body that accounts for the largest share of export-earning for the country.

Finance minister AMA Muhith inaugurated the fair on Thursday.

The garment industry leaders are expecting to draw out better, more positive responses from foreign buyers from this year’s show.

The minister assured the organisers of all kinds of support for the readymade garment industry and said the government would continue offering stimulus packages in this sector.

"The government is considering a Tk 100 crore stimulus package for the garment industry," the minister added.

BGMEA president Salam Murshedy said at the inaugural function, "Our production cost has gone up compared to other countries due to short supply of gas and electricity, high interest rates, price hike of cotton and other accessories in the global market."

Murshedy urged the government to ensure proper support and hoped for a bigger projection of sales this year despite the fallout of the global recession.

“The government should implement its announced stimulus package as early as possible as it becomes a big challenge for 60-65 per cent small and medium entrepreneurs to implement the new wage structure,” Mr Murshedy said.

Finance minister Muhith said, "Electricity will not remain as a problem by March next year as an additional 2000 mega watt of electricity will be added to the national grid."

He also told the businessmen to keep the pressure on the banks regarding the interest rates.

About spot orders from the buyers, Murshedy said it amounted to $ 41.64 million in last year's BATEXPO.

Bangladesh exported knitwear worth at least $ 2.88 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal, up 29.63 percent than the export target and 37.97 percent higher than the corresponding period of the last fiscal.

Woven garments worth at least $ 2.34 billion were also exported during the period, up 13.70 percent than the target and 39.45 percent higher than last year's export during the period.

A total of 137 stalls have been set up in the fair this year by 87 companies of host Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and Brazil.

Opposition leader and BNP chief Khaleda Zia is scheduled to attend the closing ceremony on Saturday.

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Facts Sheet: 

Trade Fair: Bangladesh Apparel & Textile Exposition (BATEXPO 2010)
Date: 25th November, 2010 To 27th November, 2010
Venue: Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, Bangladesh )  

Demography: International

Trade Fair City: Dhaka
Exhibitor Information: Exhibit product range includes: Garment, Fabric and Accessories.

Visitor Information: Trade Visitors only.
Activities: Three Business seminars would be held during BATEXPO 2010.

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BATEXP'10 on November 25

The annual international event `Bangladesh Apparel & Textile Exposition -2010 (BATEXPO10)' will be held from November 25 to 27 this year at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC).

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is organizing the lone international apparel and textile show of the country.

The objective of the programme is to acquaint the concerned foreign buyers and heads of the trade bodies with the latest development in quality and fashion of readymade garments and textile products of Bangladesh.

BGMEA will also arrange a press conference with the members of Overseas Correspondent Association of Bangladesh (OCAB) on November 28 in this connection.

Click here for more on BATEXPO'10.

-BSS, Tue, 26/10/2010

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