The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) of Bangladesh will be participating at Heimtextil Frankurt in Germany, the biggest international trade fair for home and contract textiles which will be held from Jan 10 to 13 next year. The first trade fair of the year for its sector, it is a climate and trend barometer for the whole business year.

At this leading event for interior textiles, design and trends, international manufacturers, dealers and designers present their products and innovations to a large audience of trade visitors.

From Bangladesh, twenty-one exhibitors including 10 under the EPB will be part of the event. Textile Division is the most important division of EPB whose main function is to promote export of Readymade garments. EPB also issues GSP, CO, SAPTA, Annex-III certificate against export of RMG products. The export oriented garments industry have to be enrolled with the textile Division of EPB for getting necessary service.

More than 2,867 exhibitors from over 69 countries and around 69,000 buyers and trade visitors from more than 137 countries took part in the fair 2016, the release said.