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  2. Textile industry in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    The textile and clothing industries provide a single source of growth in Bangladesh's rapidly developing economy. [1] Exports of textiles and garments are the principal source of foreign exchange earnings. By 2002 exports of textiles, clothing, and ready-made garments (RMG) accounted for 77% of Bangladesh's total merchandise exports. [2]

  3. Textile arts of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Weaving in Bangladesh. The history of the textile arts of Bangladesh dates back to the 1st century AD. According to the archaeological excavations, Bangladesh was once famous for its artistic textile production throughout the world. Over the years, several types of textiles evolved in the country, mostly by the indigenous handloom manufacturers.

  4. Muslin trade in Bengal - Wikipedia

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    Muslin from "India" is mentioned in the book Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, authored by an anonymous Egyptian merchant around 2,000 years ago, it was appreciated by the Ancient Greeks and Romans, and the fabled fabric was the pinnacle of European fashion in the 18th and 19th century. Production ceased sometime in the late 19th century, as the ...

  5. Category:Textile industry of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    View history; Tools. Tools. ... Clothing brands of Bangladesh‎ (3 P) J. ... Pages in category "Textile industry of Bangladesh"

  6. Agreement on Textiles and Clothing - Wikipedia

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    Thus, the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) stipulated a systematic and progressive elimination of the Multi Fiber Arrangement (MFA) over a span of ten years. This process culminated on 1 January 2005. Under the MFA, quotas were imposed on the export of textiles and garments from developing countries to developed nations from 1974 to 1994.

  7. Cotton Development Board - Wikipedia

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    Bangladesh has a glorious history of cotton and textile production. In the Middle Ages Bengal was famous for its finest fiber called “Muslin”. The cotton required for making Muslin sarees was cultivated in the highlands around Dhaka where most of the weaving industry developed.

  8. Bangladesh Textile Mills Association - Wikipedia

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    The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association or BTMA is the national trade body for textile mills, manufacturers, and mills in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It carries out research on the textile industry in Bangladesh . [ 3 ]

  9. Clothing industry - Wikipedia

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    Clothing factory in Montreal, Quebec, 1941. Clothing industry or garment industry summarizes the types of trade and industry along the production and value chain of clothing and garments, starting with the textile industry (producers of cotton, wool, fur, and synthetic fibre), embellishment using embroidery, via the fashion industry to apparel retailers up to trade with second-hand clothes and ...