Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) had a meeting on Wednesday with Bangladesh deputy high commissioner, Mohammad Lutfor Rahmam at the GCCI premises to discuss the possibilities of exploring a business collaboration in the textile sector of Bangladesh.

Shailesh Patwari, president of GCCI said that they are organizing a global textile summit in Ahmedabad this March and has invited Bangladesh to become a partner country for the same.

As both countries are at the forefront of the textiles and readymade garments industry, they are exploring possibilities of collaboration," said Shailesh Patwari, president, GCCI.

India's exports to Bangladesh stood at $5,452.90 million in 2015-16. In fact, in the last five years, trade between India and Bangladesh witnessed 17 percent grown.