The “Dhaka International Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition” (DTG) jointly organized by Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) and Yorkers Trade and Marketing Service Co., Ltd., Hong Kong was inaugurated today, February 20, 2015, at the International Convention City, Bashundhara (ICCB), Dhaka. This is the 19th edition of DTG, which has been jointly organized since 2004.
Mr. Sheikh Bashiruddin, Honorable Advisor, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Textiles and Jute, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh inaugurated the exhibition. Mr. Shawkat Aziz Russell, President, BTMA presided over the function while Mr. Fazle Shamim Ehsan, Executive President, BKMEA and Mr. Md. Hafizur Rahman, Administrator, FBCCI, and Akai Lin, Overseas Director, Yorkers Trade and Marketing Service Co., Ltd. Among others, BTMA Vice President Mr. Shamim Islam and BTMA Director Mr. Abdullah Al Mamun along with other directors were present.
This year, 1,600 stalls and more than 1,100 leading brands from 33 countries are collectively showcasing the latest machinery and technologies in the textile and garment sector at the exhibition. Top companies from China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Turkey, including the world, have participated in the exhibition. Textile machinery, fabrics, filaments, chemicals, dyeing technology and accessories are being exhibited at the fair.
In addition, 4 seminars will be held alongside the exhibition this year. The topics of the seminar are – Use of natural dyes in dyeing of textiles, challenges and prospects of synthetic fibers, sustainability and future prospects of the textile industry, opportunities and challenges of recycling and circular economy in the textile sector. This year, a special attraction of DTG will be a two-day fashion show. It will be held on 21st and 22nd February 2015, at Hall 3, ICCB. Like other editions, this time too, the DTG fair will provide an opportunity for domestic and foreign industry professionals, manufacturers, suppliers to come together under one roof. There is no alternative for the stakeholders of the country’s textile and garment industry to participate in this event. The aim of the exhibition is to encourage local entrepreneurs to invest more in the related industry and to introduce them to cutting-edge technology. The DTG fair is an introduction to the image of Bangladesh and BTMA worldwide.
Speaking as the chief guest at the event, Sheikh Bashir Uddin, Advisor to the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, said, “Industries must increase the use of renewable energy, especially solar energy, to reduce production costs.” Advising the enterprises to procure solar panels at the lowest price, he urged them to invest in solar power as an alternative to using gas and rural electricity. Noting that preferential market access may no longer be available after the transition from LDC, he said, “To survive in the competition, businesses will have to improve their efficiency and somehow absorb their various fixed costs.”
FBCCI Administrator Md. Hafizur Rahman said, “Such machinery fairs will play an important role in finding sustainable technologies to meet the future challenges of the industry.”
Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) President Mr. Shawkat Aziz Russell said, “About $22 billion has already been invested in the textile sector, through which we have now created the capacity to supply 100% knit garments for the country’s export-oriented ready-made garment industry.”
He said, “If the government can give a long-term forecast on gas prices and bank interest rates for the next 10 years, then we can invest more. We investors do not want to be in any uncertainty about this.”
