Introduction:
The textile industry provide the single source of economic growth in Bangladesh’s rapidly developing economy. Exports of textiles and garments are the principal source of foreign exchange earnings. More than 65% of the country’s industrial employment and 81% of the export earnings. The tremendous success of ready made garment exports from Bangladesh over the last two decades has surpassed the most optimistic expectations. Today the apparel export sector is a mufti-billion-dollar manufacturing and export industry in the country. The overall impact of the ready made garment exports is certainly one of the most significant social and economic developments in contemporary Bangladesh.
Structure of the Textile Industry in Bangladesh:
There are two types of textile industry in Bangladesh. They are as following:
A. Backward linkage industries:
Supporting basic textile industries such as spinning, weaving/ knitting, dyeing and finishing industries are known as backward linkage industries.
B. Forward linkage industries:
RMG sector, printing, and packaging sector are known as forward linkage industries. Most of the textile industries are in the private sector.
Major Textile Sector and Its Product:
Major textile sectors of Bangladesh and its products are given in following table:
Sector
|
Products
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Spinning
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Yarn
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Weaving
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Grey woven fabric
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Knitting
|
Grey knit fabric
|
Dyeing and finishing
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Dyed or printed fabric
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Apparel or garments
|
Men, women and baby wear
|
Jute
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Carpet, twine, hessian, and sacking.
|
Sericulture
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Silk yarn and silk fabric
|
Hand loom
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Sharee (jamdani and banarosi), lungi and gamsha.
|
Power loom
|
Sharee, lungi, gamsha and different woven cloth.
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Table-1: Sector wise textile products
There are also some composite mills in our in country. Two or more than two different mills are combined under one administration is called composite mill.
Excellent post..It provides great focus on Bangladesh textile industry and it's bright future..The textile industry in Bangladesh is the sixth largest exporter of apparel in the world after a decade of spectacular economic growth,has positioned itself to benefit from the current global economic crisis..The textile industry is an important segment of Bangladesh's manufacturing industry,playing a critical role in its economic development..Industry Reports
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