A textile and garment machinery exhibition will be held in Bangladesh from January 28 to 31. More than 1,000 world class leading brands from 32 countries and regions will be present. The participating brands are from: Austria, Bangladesh, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UK, US, and Vietnam. They will exhibit machinery covering processes in the textile and garment industry supply chain, including spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, printing, finishing, testing, washing, embroidery, sewing and other related equipment.

Well-known brands such as Mayer & Cie, Santoni, Shima Seiki, Stoll, Terrot, Picanol, Karl Mayer, LMW, Rieter, Saurer, Tajima and Toyota will take part.

Bangladesh will also host a plastic, packaging, and printing industrial fair from January 20 to 23. This year, 260 exhibitors from 11 countries including Austria, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand will participate. More than 11,200 professional buyers are expected to visit the show.

Renowned corporations like Starlinger, Cheso Machinery, Haitian Plastics Machinery, KungHsing Plastic Machinery, and Venus Plastic will take part.

Bangladesh is planning to build an industrial zone on a 100 acre area for plastic goods manufacturers. The project is expected to be completed by 2018. It may have some 360 industrial units.