GAP expo is being held in Bangladesh from January 14 to 17, 2015. Garment Accessories and Packaging expo is a fair for garment accessories and the packaging industry. Over 300 companies from 30 countries are showcasing their products and collections to garment exporters and buying houses.

Companies making corrugated cartons, hang tags, barcodes, tags, sewing thread, printed and woven labels, zippers, hangers and buttons are displaying their wares. The fair aims to bring into focus the country’s strength in backward linkages. It provides wider access for sourcing machinery and latest technology from all over the world. Two other fairs: Garmentech Bangladesh and International Yard and Fabric Sourcing -- are also being held at the same venue simultaneously.

Garmentech Bangladesh is a technology and machinery sourcing forum. It is aimed at decision makers, sourcing managers and technical managers from the readymade garment industry in the country.The Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association is the second largest export oriented trade organization of the country and represents more than 1,200 carton and accessories industries of the country. The export-oriented garment accessories and packaging sector is growing at an annual rate of 13 per cent, with its value addition standing at over 40 per cent.