USITC team meets BGMEA leaders

A delegation from the United States Inter-national Trade Commi-ssion (USITC) met with SM Mannan (Kochi), president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Associa-tion (BGMEA), on Sunday and discussed issues of mutual interest, reports UNB.

At the meeting, Bangladesh's standing and competitiveness in the global apparel market were reiterated.

The purpose of the USITC visit is a fact-finding mission to gather statistical and qualitative information underlying the competitiveness of the apparel industries in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, and Pakistan, all of which are current leading suppliers to the US market.