Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association or BGMEA () is a nationwide trade organization of garments manufacturers in Bangladesh and is located in the capital city of

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. It plays a pivotal role in the country's earning sector of foreign trades.

History

BGMEA was founded in 1983. BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology is owned by the trade body. The trade body has a research wing. Chattogram BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology was founded in 2022 by the BGMEA. It aims to develop skilled professionals with updated technical competence for textile industries in Chittagong.

BGMEA Bhaban

BGMEA Bhaban (''BGMEA Building'') is a 16-storey building that is the headquarters of BGMEA and is located in Hatirjheel,

. The foundation of the building was placed in 1998, by then Prime Minister

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. In 2006, it was inaugurated by then Prime Minister

Khaleda Zia Begum Khaleda Zia (born August–September 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and the second fema ...

. The building was built illegally on canal land. On 3 April 2011,

Bangladesh High Court The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (), popularly known as High Court, is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate Division. It consists of the Chief Justice of Bangla ...

ordered the building to be demolished. The court in its verdict declared: A four-member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh led by chief justice

Surendra Kumar Sinha Surendra Kumar Sinha (born 1 February 1951), commonly known as SK Sinha is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who served as the 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh. He resigned from the position in November 2017 amid the 16th amendment verdict controv ...

upheld the verdict of the High Court on 2 June 2016.

Board of Directors

BGMEA has a board of directors to take strategic decisions for Bangladeshi garment industry.

References

External links

* * 1983 establishments in Bangladesh Foreign trade of Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Trade associations based in Bangladesh Manufacturing in Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-org-stub