Bangladesh Denim Expo will be held on May 10 and 11, 2022. With the realization of the importance of sustainability in the fashion industry, the third edition of Sustainable Apparel Forum (SAF) will be organized alongside the denim exposition. The previous edition of Bangladesh Denim Expo was in November 2019.

Denim offers Bangladesh great prospects as it holds future business possibilites. With huge demand from global retailers and brands, the country has established some 30 denim mills. These meet 40 per cent of the demand for denim fabrics from garment makers. The remaining demand is met through imports, mainly from China, India, Turkey and Pakistan. Bangladesh has overtaken China in denim supply to the EU countries because of quality products at competitive prices. Due to the focus on sustainability Bangladesh denim fabric makers have dramatically reduced water consumption over the last few years with the adoption of the latest technologies in production. The target is to reduce water consumption by 80 per cent in the denim making process.

Demand for denim is on the rise worldwide from both men and women. Annually 2.1 billion pieces of denim are sold globally. The denim sector is growing by 15 per cent year on year.