Chittagong-based Sonnet Textile Industries Limited is manufacturing around 6 lakh T-shirts for upcoming FIFA World Cup — FIFA World Cup 2022 is beginning in Qatar on 21 November — even as it received the order for the same in July last year, of which three lakhs have already been delivered and the rest is expected to be done by end of next month.
Media reports maintained this citing the concerned factory official.
Meanwhile, speaking to the media, Director of Sonnet Textile Gazi Md. Shahidullah, who is also the Director of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), reportedly, said the company started producing the T-shirts in February after receiving the order last year and have already shipped 50 per cent of the same.
“…I am proud to be able to make the official T-shirt for the biggest football tournament in the world. Our Russian buyer will sell these at its outlets; these T-shirts cannot be sold anywhere else as they are made under FIFA licence,” reportedly, maintained the Director of Sonnet.
Reports further added Russian sporting goods supplier Sportsmaster, which is officially licensed by FIFA, has placed the order with Sonnet, which is now making T-shirts of six colours with six different designs which will be sold across Sportsmaster’s more than 660 stores in several European countries, including Denmark, Poland, Russia, Belarus, etc.