The much-awaited testing lab of the Bangladesh Garments Accessories & Packaging Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGAPMEA) was recently inaugurated by Senior Industry Secretary of Bangladesh, Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, who underlined that the newly-launched testing lab will help improve product quality and attract global buyers.
Located in Tongi Industrial Area, the BGAPMEA testing lab built under the Integrated Support to Poverty and Inequality Reduction through Enterprise Development (INSPIRED) project funded by the European Union (EU) and the Ministry of Industry Bangladesh, is established to provide internationally acceptable testing facilities for various types of RMG accessories and products to ensure quality as per the requirement of the global buyers.
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“Bangladesh is the second largest exporter of RMG products in the globe, and since the country is entering into higher end products, the laboratory will help improve product quality as per the demands of global buyers,” reportedly said Mosharraf, while calling upon the EU to provide more financial and technical support for the sector people so that they can produce best quality accessories products.
Speaking on the occasion, BGAPMEA President Abdul Kader Khan said, “For the first time in Bangladesh, with the help of EU and Industry Ministry, BGAPMEA has set-up the lab which will help attract buyers through fulfilment of their requirement,” adding, “We have the testing lab to help the sector people contribute more as it would draw buyers to source accessories from Bangladesh due to its quality.”
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The BGAPMEA President also reportedly called upon the Government to provide cash incentives against the deemed export of accessories to make the sector self-reliant.
