Bangladesh would be more attractive to international buyers as an apparel-sourcing destination in the coming days due to its ongoing efforts and initiatives to adapt to changing demand patterns in the global fashion market, said Faruque Hassan, President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), a press release said on Wednesday. Bangladesh has made huge strides in the area of environmental sustainability, becoming a global leader with the highest number of green garment factories in the world, he remarked.
The meeting was attended by Ziaur Rahman, Country Manager, H&M, and also spokesperson of Buyers Forum; Shantanu Singh, Regional Head, C&A; Mohammad Rukanuzzaman, Compliance Manager, Tom Tailor; Sharif Nehal Rahman, Sustainability Manager, Stanley/Stella; Dishan Karunaratne, Country Manager, BESTSELLER ; Raky Bashey, Country Head, Newtimes; Najeeb Sayed, Country Manager, PVH; Amit Ahuja, Op. Director, Columbia; Brunhilde Descamps, Country Manager, Auchan; Peter Gerard Mckenna, Office Manager, the Warehouse Group.; Lucie Charlotte ABT, General Manager, Celio; Stephanie Wong Tung, Country Manager, Tape à l’oeil; Ghislain Christian Henno, Category Director and Office Manager, GBO; Rezwan Murshed, Country Head, Carrefour; Jessica Nursoo, Regional Director South Asia, VF Corporation; Meral Mirik, Country Manager, Jennyfer; Vivek Kunwar, Country Leader, Decathlon; Cedric Bourlet, Country Director, Groupe Beaumanoir; Gery Emonds, General Manager, Triton Textile Ltd; Steven Kruit, Country Manager, OVS; and Md. Mohammed Shahul Sally, at BGMEA Complex in Uttara, Dhaka on May 10. BGMEA First Vice President Syed Nazrul Islalm, Vice President Miran Ali, Vice President Rakibul Alam Chowdhury, Directors Asif Ashraf, Barrister Vidiya Amrit Khan, Inamul Haq Khan (Bablu), Md. Imranur Rahman, and Neela Hosna Ara were present at the meeting.
