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US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena on Tuesday urged the government of Bangladesh to exercise strong, powerful, effective, and positive leadership to transform the country’s apparel industry. He also called on the brands and buyers to keep up their unprecedented commitment of support to transform Bangladesh’s apparel sector. ‘Over the next 3-and-half-year, you can do much to help Bangladesh set the global standard for the apparel industry,’ he said adding that Bangladesh endeavours to bring the sector to standard for fire safety, factory structural soundness and respect for workers’ rights. The US envoy was addressing a programme on ‘American Apparel and Footwear Association Summit Training Conference: Product Safety, Worker Safety, and Supply Chain Compliance’, held at Bangabandhu International Conference Center in the city. Vice President of AAFA (American Apparel and Footwear Association) Nate Herman and Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President M Atiqul Islam also spoke on the occasion, according to a news agency.