The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has called on South Korea's Youngone Corporation to invest more in Bangladesh and increase apparel sourcing from here.
A delegation headed by BGMEA President Faruque Hassan visited Youngone Corporation headquarters in Seoul Friday.
Faruque stressed the importance of collaborative growth and exploring the areas of excellence, especially a shift to non-cotton textiles and garments, product development and innovative capacity building.
Youngone Chairman Kihak Sung showed interest in working for expanding business in Bangladesh and collaborating with the BGMEA.
The BGMEA delegation included its Vice-President Shahidullah Azim, Director Asif Ashraf; Managing Director of DBL Group MA Jabbar, Managing Director of Hams Group Md Shafiqur Rahman, and Director of Giant Group Ashaab Adeeb Hassan, and Managing Director of Youngone Corporation Shaikh Shahinur Rahman.
Nuzhat Anwar, senior country officer of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Bangladesh, and Nishat Chowdhury, programme manager of IFC's "Partnership for Cleaner Textile: PaCT," were also present.
M Delwar Hossain, ambassador of Bangladesh to South Korea, was also present at the dinner hosted by Kihak Sung in honour of the BGMEA delegation.