Denim expo will be held in Bangladesh from May 11 to 12. The aim is to showcase Bangladesh’s potential in the denim industry globally as well as to share knowledge with international denim producers and buyers. The display aims to not only promote denim trade in Bangladesh but also encourage greater business practices to raise the living standards of people in this country.

About 25 exclusive denim and jeans related manufacturers and enterprises from the US, Spain, Japan, India, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey, China, San Marino and Bangladesh will take part. Among the visitors are apparel entrepreneurs, businessmen, fashion professionals and stakeholders of the industry from Europe, US and UK. Any surplus fund from the expo will be donated to a seed fund for establishing a denim university in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is the second largest denim exporter to Europe while it is holding the third largest position in the US market. Around 400 factories export nearly 180 million pieces of denim jeans to the world.

With this expo the country hopes to be a one stop sourcing platform for the denim industry. The vision is to increase Bangladesh’s share in the global denim market to seven billion dollars by 2021.