The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) held its 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Nasim Osman Memorial Park at Fatullah in Narayanganj recently.
Chaired by BKMEA President AKM Selim Osman, the agenda of the 20th AGM was passed unanimously by all of its members, maintained a press note issued by BKMEA.
Speaking at the function, BKMEA President AKM Selim Osman reportedly urged the Government to continue its support to the business community while underlining that BKMEA started its journey in 1996, following the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
“The BKMEA has been continuing its endeavour since then despite various adversities,” reportedly said Osman adding, “The knitwear sector currently employs around 1.5 million people of whom 70 per cent are women.”
Former Vice President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and Bangladesh Re-Rolling Mills Association President Mohammad Ali, FBCCI Director Prabir Kumar Saha, Narayanganj Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Khaled Haider Khan Kajol, BKMEA President A K M Salim Osman, First Vice President Mansoor Ahmed, Second Vice President Fazlee Shamim Ehsan, and Vice President (Finance) Md. Homaun Kabir Khan Shilpi, amongst others attended the AGM.
The knitwear sector reportedly earned US $ 15.8 billion from exports to 164 countries in the last year.
