Bangladesh to lead fashion world: Hasan Mahmud

With holding the second position in global market share in apparel exports for long and evolving new designs and varieties of products successively, Bangladesh will lead the fashion world in the coming days.
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud made the remarks at a launching ceremony of new lawn-like fashion brand 'Hoor' of Jamuna Group at a city hotel on Friday evening, reports BSS.
He said earlier Bangladesh had to import such products but from now on this locally-made new product 'Hoor' will meet its demand in the country and it could be exported too.
"We want to make a notable mark in the global fashion world. We will not only follow the fashions of other countries rather we will work in this sector in such a way that other nations will follow our fashions one day," he stated.
The minister expressed the hope that the new generation will use native fashionable products and these will once day hold top position in the globe.
He mentioned that Bangladesh has surpassed Pakistan in social, economic and human indexes and it even exceeded India in some indexes as well.
Dr Hasan expressed his optimism that the country will be successful in achieving the vision of a developed nation by 2041.
Speaking on the occasion as the special guest, Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Ministry Hasanul Haq Inu underscored the need for branding Bangladesh products to make them familiar and popular in the global market.
Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul chaired the function while it's Vice-Chairperson Salma Islam, MP, was also present.
'Hoor' brand chairperson Sumaiya Islam Rozalin briefed about the product at the programme.