Nine BD firms to join 'Texworld Paris'

Nine Bangladeshi companies will take part in an International trade fair for the textile and fabric industry titled 'Texworld Paris' beginning in the French capital on July 4, reports BSS.
The Bangladeshi firms will join the three-day expo through the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) under the Ministry of Commerce.
The business firms are DD Sourcing Limited, Nelima Fashion Wear Limited, Lights Creation, Vertex Wear Limited, DK Textile Limited, Hossain Dyeing and Printing Mills Limited, Tosa Creation Limited, CBM International Limited and Anannya Socks and Inners Industries Limited.
The manufacturers will exhibit various products on cotton, denim, drapery and tailoring, embroidery and lace, jacquard, knitted fabrics, linen and hemp, prints, shirting, silk, silky aspects, sportswear and functional fabrics, trims and accessories, wool and woolen items.
Apparel Sourcing Paris is a major clothing sourcing platform for the European market.
Talking to the news agency, EPB Director (Fair and Display) Abu Mukhles Alamgir Hossain said within the European Union, France is a major economic partner of Bangladesh.
"Both countries have developed strong economic cooperation and are enjoying warm business relationships. In fact, ready-made garment is the major Bangladeshi product for export earnings from France. Exports of other products, such as leather and footwear, shrimps and frozen fish, ceramic and pharmaceutical articles, have also increased," he added.
He further said Bangladesh aims to widen French investor portfolios, advise French businessmen, secure market access and try to diversify its export baskets.
France is the third largest export destination in the European Union for Bangladeshi apparel, he said, adding that Bangladesh exported US$1.78 billion worth of apparel in 2020-21.