Khondoker Latifur Rahman has been elected as first Vice-President and Mozaharul Haque the second Vice-President while Zahir Uddin Haider has been elected as Vice-President and Monir Uddin Ahmed as Vice-President Finance, the press note underlined.
It may be mentioned here that Bangladesh Garments Accessories & Packaging Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGAPMEA) started its operation in the year 1989. The association is the prime organization to safeguard the interest of Garments Accessories and Packaging (GAP) manufacturers & exporters of the country.
The BGAPMEA represents more than 1600 export-oriented garments accessories & packaging industries in the country. GAP sector is acting as a backward linkage industry of RMG as well as other export oriented industries like frozen food, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, leather goods, vegetables, etc. Now almost all requirements of garments accessories & packaging of readymade garments and other export oriented industries are being met up locally which is about 95%.
The GAP sector earned valuable foreign exchange to the tune of US$ 6.70 billion during the financial year 2016-2017.