Shawdesh Desk:

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated Made in Bangladesh Week 2022. The event aims to showcase innovations in Bangladesh’s apparel sector to the world.

The week-long event with the theme Care for Fashion was opened at Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka. It will continue till November 18, 2022.

Bangladesh Readymade Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has organised the event to enhance the market share of Bangladeshi apparel products in the global market.

More than 100 participants from overseas — foreign buyers and representatives — are also taking part in the weeklong event.

At the inaugural ceremony, the prime minister also unveiled the covers of books titled The Untold Stories of Bangladesh RMG Industry: Economic, Social and Environmental Good Practices and Beauty of Bangladesh.

BGMEA president Faruque Hassan delivered the welcome speech at the opening programme.

On Friday, while talking to media, the BGMEA president said, ‘We had challenges. We have challenges. We need to move ahead overcoming the challenges,’ he said.

He also said there would be no pressure on the forex reserves due to the mega event, but the event will help earn some foreign currency as many foreigners will be attending it.