The Bangladesh Garment Buying House Association (BGBA) convened a member meeting at its office, with President Abdul Hamid in the chair, to address sector challenges and ways to widen international market reach.
M. R. U. N. K. Lodi put forward a proposal called “National Fund for Buying House Export Sustainability and Market Expansion.” The proposal was presented during the meeting for discussion.
Members examined several routes to growth: taking part in more international trade fairs and exhibitions, improving how samples are developed and presented, deepening market research, identifying prospective overseas buyers, and promoting Bangladeshi brands abroad. They also discussed making BGBA’s standing committees more effective and improving coordination among industry stakeholders.
Those taking part included M. D. Akhtaruzzaman, Najibul Haque, Mahbubur Rahman, Shahid Hossain, Khondker Jubayed Bin Obayed, Nazrul Islam and M. R. U. N. K. Lodi. They shared their experience and recommendations.
Abdul Hamid welcomed the initiative and thanked members for working on practical responses. He stressed a realistic, phased approach, effective coordination and engagement with government authorities and the Export Promotion Bureau to take the proposals forward. BGBA said it would continue working with members and stakeholders to support the buying house sector and Bangladesh’s competitiveness in global apparel.